TIRANA, Oct 26 /ATA/ – The urban renaissance program, an Albanian government project aimed at transforming and promoting important features of Albania, with a great focus on upgrading the development centres across the country, is completely transforming public spaces in the town or Roskovec, in Fier district.
The urban transformation project has now expanded to the residential areas in the south-central Albania town. Construction of the new municipal building is about to complete, while work is underway to construct the town’s main thoroughfare, pave streets and alleyways with cobblestone, rehabilitate the buildings facades and clad first floor walls with natural stone tiles.
Rehabilitation of the residential area No.2 is also about to complete, with works featuring intervention in the engineering, water and sewerage network and the rehabilitation of the buildings’ facades.
Prime Minister Edi Rama visited Saturday the town of Roskovec to closely inspect the ongoing urban requalification works, which include an area of over 3,5 hectares.
Roskovec Mayor Majlinda Bufi provided details on the ongoing project, which kicked off with rehabilitation of a number of derelict buildings and removal or buildings ruins that used to cause chaos and polluted the area.
She highlighted the new municipality building which features modern infrastructure and is set to house all public service delivery offices in a single one stop shop. The existing municipality building, the town’s oldest structure, will be transformed into a cultural tradition museum.
“The whole area undergoing urban requalification includes more than 3.5 hectares. The project includes a series of other buildings around and along the town’s main square. The entire part of the underground infrastructure related to the drinking water supply and sewage system has completed. Work goes on with rehabilitation of buildings’ facades, with the first floor walls being cladded with stone tiles, the plastering of the buildings and their painting. The project also includes lighting and creation of green spaces,” Bufi said.
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