Benalmádena will close beaches until July for works

The BENALMADENA City Council has announced that it will close the beaches of Torrebermeja and Las Gaviotas to the public starting next Monday, March 20.

The closure, until July, is due to the expansion works of the Malapesquera dam that will begin on Monday.

The work consists of expanding the existing breakwater between the beaches of Malapesquera and Santa Ana by 80 meters to the east, with a budget of 1.1 million euros.

During the next few days, the Benalmádena City Council will install informative signs about the closure of the accesses to the beach due to the constant movement of trucks that will pose a risk to beach users.

The public may, however, access the beaches on weekends, when the City Council has agreed with the company to open the affected beaches to the public every Friday at noon, with actions to condition the sand as soon as possible before arrival. of bathers.

The beach bars (chiringuitos) that are located in the construction zone will also be able to maintain their usual activity, since the promenade of that section will also remain open.

The activity most affected by the expansion works is the hammock service of the nine concessionaires in the area who will not be able to assemble their hammocks from March 20 to July 1, which is the initially estimated period to complete the work.

Despite the bad image that the works will give in the coming months and a possible drop in business, the City Council affirms that the businessmen of the affected beaches have welcomed the news of the start of the works, since the work that has been demanded by the sector for many years, given that the expansion of the breakwater will benefit the stabilization of this strip of the Costa del Sol.

The reason why the works must be carried out now, and not in the low season, after the summer, is because from July to December, a sea limpet, patella ferrugínea, is found in the area, which has a very high level of protection. .

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