And old building has disappeared in Motril Port, leaving a 255 sq/m space which will become part of the Paseo Marítimo de Varadero.

What was the Sociedad Anónima de Estiba de Gestión de Trabajadores Portuarios (SAGEP) is now housed within the new installations in the Zona de Actividades Logísticas (ZAL). In other words, near the lorry park. This new building where this dockworkers management office now find itself cost 230,000 euros to build

Chairman of the Port Authorities (a political appointment) José García Fuentes explained that the plot left vacant ,will be used as a fairground for residents of the Barrio Varadero where they can hold their fiestas. Clearing the area of rubble and turning it into a paseo, complete with urban furniture and shaded areas, is going to cost nearly a million euros, 597,100 of which will be paid by the Junta de Andalucía.

All this work is part of the MásterPlan del Puerto de Motril, which will give the port 500 yachting berths, a service area with a cinema, shops, supermarkets, gymnasiums and restaurants, amongst other things.

Property prices in the worker barrios of Varadero and Santa Adela, will no doubt go through the roof with this transformation, along the lines with what happened to the Docklands in London.

(News: Motril, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)