A new space connecting the port and the city, a common area where neighbors can engage with the activities that take place daily on the Sagunto docks. This is the essence of the new promenade at the port of Sagunto, which has been opened to the public today.
With this initiative, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has created a new urban area in the port-city interaction zone, extending the current Sagunto promenade and serving as a transition between port use and public use. To get a firsthand look at the uses of this new infrastructure, Mar Chao, president of the APV, and Darío Moreno, mayor of Sagunto, along with a large part of the municipal corporation, citizen representatives, and prominent members of the Sagunto port community, conducted the final inspection this morning just before its public opening.
The space is conceived as a cultural, recreational, and leisure hub for citizens, with various activity areas for museums, children’s play areas, sports, and leisure. One of the project’s key ideas is to highlight the historical and heritage significance of the surroundings. Therefore, the new promenade has been designed as a space that combines leisure with a museological approach to the port and Sagunto’s industrial heritage.
The construction cost, fully funded by the APV, amounted to 5,523,650 euros (including VAT). This project has been developed on the land occupied by the current pier’s terrestrial section, aiming to create a new public space connecting the end of the current Travesía del Mediterráneo with the beginning of the maritime section of the pier.
Mar Chao, president of the Port Authority of Valencia, stated, “The promenade that opens today for the enjoyment of citizens and the people of Sagunto fills us with great satisfaction. It is a testament that Valenciaport is Sagunto. It is a place conceived as a meeting point between the citizens and their port.”
For his part, Darío Moreno said, “Today we gain a space for the citizens, but we do so with two other very important factors. First, a dignification of our industrial heritage, which is part of our own history. We are talking about the promenade of the terrestrial pier, and thus the entire intervention has revolved around what it was, what it meant for our municipality, and the very walls of this infrastructure tell that story, which is essential for us.”
“And the second factor,” added the mayor, “is that this investment has also created a first-rate, high-quality promenade that will become an attraction for visitors and a place for citizens to enjoy. This new promenade will also help us continue to position our city, but with pride, without forgetting where we come from and wanting to highlight everything we are.”
The City Council will also take on the cleaning and maintenance of the new urban infrastructure.
