Orihuela City Council has awarded a contract worth 883,179 euros to resurface Miguel de Cervantes Avenue in Campoamor, following long-standing complaints about the poor state of roads in Orihuela Costa. The work has been granted to Zaplana Caselles and is funded 45% by the Provincial Council under the Plan Planifica scheme, with the remaining 55% covered by the council.

The project is expected to take six months. However, the renewal of the drinking water network must be carried out first, with that contract due to be awarded at the end of May and lasting three months. The timing has raised concerns about major disruption during the summer in one of the area’s busiest residential zones.

The resurfacing forms part of wider coastal investments approved in the 2024 budget. Nearly 12.9 million euros were allocated by the PP and Vox coalition to address infrastructure and service deficiencies. Almost three years into the term, 6.8 million euros – 53% of the total – has yet to be executed.

Among the pending projects are a 1.3 million euro pedestrian footbridge over the AP-7, the second phase of the Emergency Centre, new civic facilities, beach upgrades and flood prevention works in Playa Flamenca. Only four projects, worth 1.7 million euros, have so far been completed.