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San Javier moves ahead with new bike lanes as cycling network continues to grow
Two new sections will link key routes in San Javier and Santiago de la Ribera as part of a wider push for sustainable mobility
The Ayuntamiento de San Javier is pressing ahead with further improvements to its cycling infrastructure, with plans now in place for two new sections of bike lane within the municipality. The work will be carried out by construction company González Soto and will focus on Avenida Pinatar and the RM-F34 road between Santiago de la Ribera and the roundabout at the old airport access.The project forms part of the ayuntamiento’s long-term approach to sustainable transport. According to the tender documents, the aim is to “plan, coherently and continuously over time, the various programmes and measures geared towards achieving sustainable and efficient solutions for the mobility of its residents”. Special emphasis is placed on “soft modes of transport, such as bicycles or personal mobility vehicles”.
The total cost of the works is €548,251, with an expected execution period of four months.
One of the most significant elements is the new cycle lane along Avenida Pinatar. This section will begin at the edge of San Javier town centre, at the junction with Calle Jabalina, and run along the right-hand side of the road towards the La Paloma roundabout on the SJ-77. From there, it will continue towards the roundabout leading to the Dos Mares shopping centre. The stretch between these two roundabouts currently has no bike lane, but the planned works will fill that gap and create a continuous route of around 2.5 kilometres. Once completed, it will also provide a connection with the neighbouring municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar.
The ayuntamiento says the new project builds on a series of recently completed improvements. These include the new bike lane linking Avenida Monasterio de Las Palmas with the Municipal Sports Centre, as well as the refurbishment of the route connecting San Javier town centre with the Santiago de la Ribera seafront (April 2024 article). Together, these projects are described as clear evidence of the ayuntamiento’s commitment to modernising, maintaining and expanding its cycling network.
The current plans were drawn up at the request of the ayuntamiento’s Sports and Public Services departments and are linked to an application for funding available to local authorities under a ministerial aid programme approved in November 2022.
All the planned sections run entirely within the municipality of San Javier, covering both San Javier itself and Santiago de la Ribera, and mark another step in the steady expansion of cycling routes across the area.
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Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
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