The project, valued at RD$67 million, will be integrated into the boardwalk renovation process and will expand public spaces for tourism, recreation, and fishing
SANTO DOMINGO– The revitalization of San Pedro de Macorís's waterfront continues to progress. This time, the transformation reaches El Faro beach, a space that has been a long-standing demand of residents and which will be officially inaugurated this Friday, July 31, as part of the Ministry of Tourism's (Mitur) strategy to revitalize the country's coastal areas.
During a supervisory visit yesterday, Tuesday, the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, reported that the work has been completed and that the inauguration will be led by President Luis Abinader.
According to Mitur, the intervention represented an investment of RD$67 million and covered 570 linear meters of coastline, equivalent to 12,398 square meters of space recovered for public use.
A transformation that seeks to change the city's relationship with its coast
Beyond the conditioning of a beach, the project seeks to integrate a new meeting space for residents, visitors and fishermen, incorporating recreational, road and service infrastructure that will revitalize this area of the Petromacorisano coast.
The project includes a specialized area for fishermen equipped with work modules and sanitary facilities, as well as parking, lighting, street furniture, children's areas, a volleyball court and a booth for the Tourist Police (Politur).
The intervention also included the construction of stormwater drainage to reduce the risk of flooding, public restrooms, landscaping, paving of nearby streets, sidewalks and curbs.
A new coastal corridor is being established
El Faro beach is being added to the investments previously made by the Ministry of Tourism in San Pedro de Macorís.
The institution recalled that it previously allocated RD$267 million for the comprehensive restoration of the province's waterfront, with the aim of strengthening the tourism offering and returning public spaces to the population.
With the addition of El Faro beach, both interventions begin to shape a coastal corridor oriented towards tourism, recreation and citizen coexistence, a strategy that the ministry has been replicating in different destinations of the country through the recovery of beaches, boardwalks and seafronts.
Collado emphasized that the project responds to a long-standing demand from the community and is part of the institutional plan to revitalize public spaces linked to tourism, promoting more attractive destinations for both visitors and residents.
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