Monday, 23 November 2015 10:03

Gran Canaria News: Coastal Development Projects Get Funding

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The Canarian and Spanish governments have agreed to co-fund a series of coastal pathway projects in Gran Canaria, including the modernisation of the promenade between Las Burras beach and San Agustín.

The Las Burras to San Agustín walkway (pictured) gets a 400,000 euro investment.

Other places that benefit are Ingenio in east Gran Canaria, which receives over a million euros to finish off the beachfront promenade at Burrero, Guia, which gets over 400,000 euros to create a promenade at San Felipe on the north coast, and Telde, which receives over a million to finish the coastal promenade between Taliarte and Playa del Hombre Hombre beach.  

Coastal projects in Gran Canaria are complicated to organise and fund as the final word on any changes has to come from the Costas department in Madrid. 

Source: Maspalomas Ahora digital newspaper article

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