Larnaca recently began renovating the Piale Pasha promenade. According to the contract awarded to the winning company, the project should be completed within 12 months.
However, on Wednesday 10 July, the municipality announced that the deadline would have to be postponed by at least 2 months.
It turns out that the contractor, who started the repair work in early June, found serious erosion problems along the wooden deck. In his opinion, a more thorough intervention is required, which means that it will take longer to achieve his goal.
There is indeed serious corrosion on the iron used to lay the deck, but we are not concerned because the contractor is doing a very good job. We are confident that he will do his best to rectify the problems," said the mayor of Larnaca.
Incidentally, the Piale Pasha low coastal plateau has had a serious problem with corrosion of the concrete protective wall for a number of years. It has large cracks almost along its entire length, from the medieval castle to the end of the pedestrian street. In some places, the corrosion is so severe that pieces of concrete have fallen off due to moisture and large waves. The promenade was last repaired in 2014. Just 6 years after the project was commissioned, the first problems have arisen, possibly due to errors or omissions in the construction of the new promenade.
As a reminder, the restoration and improvement of the facades of Piale Pasha seafront in Larnaca has recently been completed.
The architectural design of the project was developed by ARMON SPACE ARCHITECTURAL E.P.E. and the realisation of the grandiose idea was entrusted to the company ΚΕ.ΠΑ.ΜΑ. The contractor's task was to renovate the windows, doors and balconies of the houses, as well as to repair and paint the facades of all the buildings on Piale Pasha Street. The key colours chosen were indigo, ochre and its shades, yellow, burgundy and terracotta.
The project cost 1.1 million euros. The funds for the modernisation of the street were provided by the European Union, the Cyprus Government and the Larnaca Municipality. Piale Pasha is the first thing tourists see when they arrive in Larnaca. It was therefore crucial for the municipality to improve the aesthetic appearance of the coastal part of the city.