TIRANA, Feb 7 /ATA/ – The initial phase of a new seaside promenade in Durres, a project designed to boost tourism in the coastal city, is expected to complete in June.
Prime Minister Edi Rama, accompanied by Durres Mayor Emiriana Sako, inspected the ongoing construction work on the Durres beach promenade, where first phase of the construction of a two-km section is already underway and is slated to complete by June.
The government head underlined that the project to significantly expand the sand area will also kick off after the next summer tourist season.
“Visiting Durres together with Ani, the hardworking mayor and the Albanian Development Fund team to closely inspect progress of the major Durres waterfront promenade, where work on construction of the initial two-km segment of the whole project is already underway and is expected to complete in June. In the meantime, work on the project to significantly expand the sand area is being finalized and work on the ground is set to kick off by end of the upcoming tourist season, along with the remaining one-km section of the promenade, with beach designed to be connected with the new tourist port in the coastal city,” Prime Minister Edi Rama said.
The 3-km waterfront promenade will feature pedestrian, jogging track and bicycle lane. Stations with sports equipment for physical outdoor activities are designed to be built between the promenade and the beach area, as well as the creation of areas for practicing water sports. The project also envisages creation of commercial spaces and activities, as well as recreational functions. The project also envisages construction of children’s playgrounds along the promenade, as well as areas for other services.
As many as 58 hotels with more than 310 beds are built along the coastline in Durres.
The project is particularly important given that the population in the area grows to over 600 000 people during the summer tourist season.
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