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Date Published: 29/05/2024
Torrevieja opens flood park to prevent surface water on N-332
The Costa Blanca park should ease traffic jams on the N-332 and CV-905 during heavy rain
It’s been almost two decades in the making, but Torrevieja has just opened a flood park at Doña Inés. Residents here and in nearby Jardín del Mar have been bailing water from their homes every time it rains heavily for years, as the drainage basin of the Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas constantly overflows. The new urban park might not solve the problem completely, but it will help enormously.
Costing 570,000 euros, the slightly submerged park will be submerged during times of torrential rain, capable of absorbing 18,000 cubic metres of water that would otherwise gush into the neighbouring urbanisations.
Moreover, in the bad weather, the always busy N-332 and CV-905 roads are frequently swamped, which creates horrendous traffic jams and accident risks.
The extensive work has essentially created one huge basin which the underground water collectors from the N-332 will flow into. The park/overflow pond will now have six times the storage capacity – that’s the equivalent water volume it would take to fill seven Olympic swimming pools.
The surface of the flood park is 4,533 square metres and the average depth is 3.2 metres, but it will by no means be the largest of its kind in Torrevieja, as the developer of La Hoya is currently building a 50,000 cubic metre drainage pond right next to the CV-905.
But given that the Costa Blanca spends more time in the sun than the rain, plenty of thought has gone into the overall appearance of the Doña Inés park. Around 45 trees have been planted, some of which are palms, but the majority are of the willow and poplar variety, species that can withstand any flooding.
Benches and litter bins have been dotted through the park, there’s a dedicated dog exercise area and the entire space is overlooked by security cameras.
Image: Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja
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