The Department of Infrastructure of the City of Cartagena and is developing and defining with the perimeter fence of the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQUA) to begin adapting the works of their urban environment in order to be finished in mid-August in the face the conclusion of the Med Cup regatta in the harbor.
After completing the work after the summer and it will launch a second phase will involve the renovation of environment Auditorium and Convention Center, so that, together, will the extension of the existing promenade to the fishing port of Santa Lucia .
Both phases of the project, which was written jointly by the same architects responsible for Arqua, Vázquez Consuegra, and the Auditorium, Selgas, have a different treatment that will result in a design that complements.
Thus, the environment of the museum, which is included in the first phase starts now, be paved with basalt stone, while the auditorium will be used around the pine tables specially treated to resist saltpeter.
In addition, the two buildings will be landscaped garden with playground.
All the works have been awarded to the joint venture (JV) Intersa-Dragados for about 4 million euros, which has a grant budget of 1 million euros from the Ministry of Culture, 3 million euros by the City Cartagena and 400,000 euros for the Port Authority.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena