The management of regional port infrastructure in the Canary Islands faces the challenge of adapting non-concessioned road fronts to the significant increase in recreational and commercial activity. The public entity Puertos Canarios, affiliated with the Ministry of Public Works, Housing, and Mobility of the Canary Government, has officially awarded the contract to carry out the improvement works on Explanada del Castillete street, a key artery in the port of Mogán, in the south of Gran Canaria. The project has been granted to the Temporary Business Union (UTE) formed by Hermanos Medina La Herradura, S.L. and Constructora Lantigua e Hijos, S.L. for a net amount of 672,897.20 euros, excluding the Canary General Indirect Tax (IGIC), with a strict execution timeframe of six months.
The governmental intervention responds directly to the progressive deterioration and structural deficiencies present in this public domain space, whose current degradation compromises safety, accessibility, and operational functionality in a location where tourist, residential, and fishing uses coexist. The saturation of traffic and pedestrians resulting from the consolidation of the urban and maritime core of Mogán required a comprehensive technical reform to manage the flows of the road. The plan, drafted entirely by the engineers of the autonomous entity, aims to continue the remodeling guidelines promoted by the local council in the adjacent areas to safeguard the image of the municipality.
The processing of this contract has been channeled through the simplified open procedure for public sector bidding, integrating it formally within the sustainability and digitalization agenda known as Ecopuertos Inteligentes. Under the commercial name Ecopuertos Autonómicos de Canarias, the public entity seeks to rectify the infrastructure shortcomings in its directly managed ports without penalizing the activity of the shops and restaurants operating along the coast. The imminent start of the civil works by the awarded UTE will necessitate a reconfiguration of the logistics for accessing the port area during the next semester, a critical factor for the service fabric of Gran Canaria in a highly volatile environment for the margins of the regional tourism and nautical sector.
