Decisive Step for the Great Park of Mijas,

Mijas takes a major step towards its Great Park, envisioned as "the great green lung of the Costa del Sol." This was announced by the town's mayor, Ana Mata, who highlighted that the City Council has now received the completed works of this new urban space, with the infrastructure being managed by the Municipality.

“This is great news, as it means that the works have been completed. We have made some modifications to the initial project to improve operability and achieve the results everyone expects,” explained Matas.

The Mijas City Council opened a tender for the maintenance of this large infrastructure with an amount of 3.29 million euros per year for three years. This tender was divided into three lots: maintenance of gardening (2.35 million euros per year), security (392,000 euros), and conservation and maintenance of facilities and equipment (544,000 euros).

The Municipality has stated in a press release that the cost of maintenance is intended to be reduced by distributing different concessions for the operation of services. Once the three lots have been awarded, an open day is planned so that residents can get to know the facility.

What the new great green lung of the Costa del Sol will be like

Known as the Great Park of Mijas, it spans an area of 270,000 square meters, home to over 2,900 trees. The Municipality has noted that the typology of the tree and shrub mass was changed to reduce water consumption, "going from a consumption of 1,350 cubic meters per month to about 350," highlights the institution.

Regarding the facilities, the Great Park offers sports courts for basketball and five-a-side football, a dog park in the southern area, and an amphitheater with a capacity for 1,500 people for cultural and festive activities. There are also five children's play areas, a skate park, a splash park, and bio-healthy equipment spread throughout the area. All these sites are complemented by a large navigable lake.

The Great Park of Mijas extends longitudinally from the cemetery grounds to the urbanization of Cerros del Águila and in width up to the vicinity of Venta de la Morena, in the area known as El Ahogadero. The budget has risen to 26.6 million euros (VAT included) and in a second phase, access will be improved with the construction of two bridges over the Fuengirola river. The Municipality has concluded by informing that the approval of this project is scheduled for September.