| The restoration of the Chapel of the Council is already in tender and the works of the II phase of the Amphitheater are about to begin | The Cartagena City Council has already begun processing the files for nine of the works planned in the Recovery Plan for the historic center of the municipality.
Among them, the most advanced are the adaptation of the Puerta de San José, in whose Stables of the Guard Corps a new Tourist Office will be installed, which is already being executed, as well as the musealization project of the Roman Forum Quarter, and the square in front of the old administrative building of Sor Francisca Armendáriz.This same week the restoration project of the Council Chapel, located in Santa María la Vieja, was put up for tender, for an amount of 108,900 euros.
The works include, in addition to the restoration of the chapel and the sculptures it houses, such as the Virgen del Rosell and the four saints of the city: San Isidoro, San Leandro, Santa Florentina and San Fulgencio, the replacement of damaged tiles.
state, the replacement of damaged glass in the lantern, the adequacy of the roof, the repair of the facade, the interior cladding, a new electrical installation, as well as the signage and reconstruction of the altarpiece.Similarly, the works for the II phase of the Roman Amphitheater have also been awarded, which includes the intervention of the southern quadrant and the consolidation of the perimeter ring, for an amount of 330,578.51 euros.The mayor and head of the Urban Planning and Archaeological Heritage areas, Ana Belén Castejón, recalled that “we are talking about two works of great heritage relevance for our municipality as they are such special enclaves as the Cartagena Cathedral and the Roman Amphitheater.
The commitment to the recovery of heritage is undeniable ”.Regarding the rehabilitation of Isaac Peral's birthplace, it is a four-story building of 200 useful meters and has a budget of 265,000 thousand euros.
The project has already been awarded and works are scheduled to begin around November of this year with a 6-month execution period.On the other hand, the remodeling of Saura and Subida San Diego streets is about to begin.
In the case of Saura Street, the offers of the different companies that have submitted to the public tender are already being evaluated.
As for the work of the San Diego Rise, the project has already been adapted to the recommendations of the General Directorate of Culture and will soon be approved by the Governing Board.“During this legislature, we have proposed to invest in all budget years in the recovery of the historic center of Cartagena.
For this reason, the budget for next year will include another package of actions to continue highlighting the city center ”, highlighted the mayor.DraftProcessing statusBudgetAdaptation of the Puerta de San JoséIn action42,334.26 eurosMusealización Barrio del Foro RomanoIn action252,909.92 eurosSquare in front of the old administrative buildingIn action351,331.61 eurosSaura StreetIn tender378,785.37 eurosII phase Roman AmphitheaterAwarded330,578.51 eurosBirthplace Isaac PeralReady for tender265,000 eurosCouncil ChapelIn tender108,900 eurosSan Diego climbIn the absence of a Report from the General Directorate of Culture for tender173,779.79 eurosCerro de Despeñaperros adaptationDrafting the project14.762 eurosInversión total1.918.381,46 euros
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena