Mayor Pilar Barreiro, accompanied by the Director General of Sports, Antonio Peñalver, and the Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gómez López, has starred this morning by the act that begins the construction of indoor sports for The Albujón, placing the first stone , on land located adjacent to municipal public school Luis Vives, allowing the sharing of these facilities between school and neighbors.
The building's structure, as noted by the mayor, is similar to the one being built at La Palma since last October, and is a necessary and very important structure for its dimensions, thus spinning the term network of sports facilities City of Cartagena.
As for the characteristics of the facilities, it is a indoor sports court sports such as football, handball or basketball, including as a new gym, locker rooms and two buses and two singles.
In the upper tiers of the building will accommodate 230 people, plus seating for the disabled to ski-run.
The materials to be used are concrete panels, facing brick, glass curtain wall to the main facade and plywood for the roof.
Just as with the sports complex of La Palma, El Albujón also been designed for use as a multipurpose room in cultural and social activities, although its main use is for sports activities.
Lead time is eight months and the budget allocation is EUR 1,059,000.
The work is funded jointly by the council, which brings the field and 60 percent of the budget, and the Autonomous Community, which provides the rest, within the Sports Facilities Plan.
Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gómez, was pleased with the performances in sports infrastructure being carried out on the town, showing that this bet was one of the priorities of the government team and we are doing, there are For example, today the award of the indoor pools and Pozo La Aljorra Strait.
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The general director of Sports, Antonio Peñalver, has highlighted the amount of investments will be carried out in small facilities, which amounts to 7 million euros, looking in Cartagena works like The Albujón sports center, and other of greater significance, such as the Palacio de Deportes, they hope to open this year once they have left behind many vicissitudes techniques that have delayed the work.
According Peñalver, this is a necessary facility for a city like Cartagena, a major sports movement, and also contribute to the celebration of an event as important as the Mediterranean Games.
To do so assured that are taking steps towards eligible to be nominated, although Tarragona is becoming a serious rival.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena