San Javier rainwater management project tackles flooding and protects Mar Menor
Excess water will be channelled underground to protect homes, businesses and the natural landscape of San Javier
A crucial infrastructure project aimed at managing rainwater in San Javier is well underway. The works focus on redirecting rainwater from Avenida de Balsicas and Calle San Luis to Vereda del Vinco, ultimately channelling it underground into the reservoir near the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
During a tour of the site on January 14, Mayor José Miguel Luengo highlighted the urgency of these upgrades, designed to mitigate the impact of torrential rains that damage properties, sweep debris into the Mar Menor and pose a risk to the local ecosystem.
The rainwater drainage works, spanning 450 linear metres, are just one part of a larger initiative funded by nearly 1 million euros from the EU's Next Generation scheme. The broader project includes significant improvements to nearby streets adjacent to Avenida de Balsicas, such as Santander, Soria, Navarra, Albacete, Taibilla and Zaragoza.
Some of the ongoing key projects include 10,000 square metres of new asphalt, more accessible 1.5 metre wide footpaths and an improvement in energy efficiency with 100 new LED technology lights in the aforementioned streets.
The works, which are “going at a good pace”, have forced traffic to be diverted at the top of the roundabout on Avenida de La Unión and Avenida Ramón y Cajal until 22 January.
The mayor apologised for any inconvenience the works may cause but stressed the importance of this type of project which, although not visible, is very beneficial to the community.
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Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
