This week has seen the start of the first phase of the road renewal plan in Javea, funded by the Regional Government's Department of Infrastructure, Planning and the Environment.

The first area to be affected by the works is Balcon al Mar, an urbanisations in the Cabo de la Nao area where hundreds of families reside. The badly damaged streets in this urbanisation were in urgent need of repair and they are now the first to be resurfaced.

The Mayor of Javea, Jose Chulvi and the Councillor for Public Works, Paco Torres, supervised the works on Wednesday and took note of the first 15 streets in this urbanisation to be surfaced: George Frederic Handel, Gustav Mahler, Carl Nielsen, Silvestre Revueltas, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Edward Grieg, Claudio Monteverdi, Cap Negre, Franz Joseph Hayden, Nicolo Paganini, Giacomo Puccini, Pierre Boulez, Francisco Araja and Louis Armstrong.

The works in this area will last for about a month and will cause intermittent roadblocks to allow the materials to dry properly. The Town Council is requesting the understanding of the residents affected by the works, reminding them that their patience will be rewarded with an improvement to the overall surroundings of their homes.

The Mayor also stated that the plan is divided into eight phases, so in addition to Balcon al Mar, the road surfaces will be renewed in parts of the Montgo, the Portitxol, the Old Town, the Port, Arenal and on main roads. It will not be necessary to resurface the streets in all the areas, since the works range from spot repairs or patching, to completely rebuilding the road surface in places where none exists, with the aim of improving the presence and safety of the roads for drivers and pedestrians.

The road improvement plan in Javea has a total budget of 2.5 million euros, with a five-month deadline. It is included in the Plan Confianza of the Generalitat (Valencian Regional Government).