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The remodeling of the old administrative building of the Cartagena City Council in Plaza Sor Francisca Armendáriz, which is going to become the new university residence of the UPCT, is progressing at the expected pace after the first five months of work, according to the report sent by the company awarded, MiCampus, to the Polytechnic of Cartagena, whose rector, Beatriz Miguel, visited the works today accompanied by the president of the Regional Assembly, Alberto Castillo.The works began in July and have an execution period of 18 months, although the intention of the company is not to exhaust this period and that the new residence can open its doors to students at the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year.

The current main residence building, Alberto Colao, belongs to the Regional Assembly and will be used for the offices of the parliamentary groups.The report on the progress of the works highlights that the masonry work inside the facilities and on the facades is advanced in relation to planning, since the adaptation of openings for the new windows and the demolition of structures and structures have already been carried out.

facilities to be replaced.The works currently underway include the installation of new partitions, the installation of sanitation and plumbing equipment and the construction of a pilot room.

In the coming weeks electricians and air conditioning operators will join the works.The work will result in a residence hall with capacity for 270 students, 70 more places than the current residences of Alberto Colao and Calle Caballero add up, which it will replace.As an added value compared to the current facilities, the new student residence will have a telematic medical care service and access to the Internet at maximum speed, according to the director of the concessionaire company, as well as a newly-built recreation area.

remodeled by the City Council.The area will have about 2,000 square meters of extension, of which 1,200 will be mixed pedestrian areas and the rest will be a green area, an accessible pedestrian route and an ornamental fountain.

Also including a children's play area.The works of the new student residence are expected to generate more than 100 direct jobs and as many indirectly.

In these works, MiCampus planned to invest more than 9.5 million euros, committing itself to use mainly local suppliers.

Source: UPCT