Groundworks start on San Pedro’s new sardine-shaped bus station

Work has begun on the web site of San Pedro’s future bus station, as Marbella Metropolis Council have began clearing the plot for what officers say shall be one of many city’s most distinctive new buildings.

Groundworks get beneath approach at Cielo de San Pedro

Clearing has begun on the beneficiant 8,100-square-metre web site on the former Cielo de San Pedro, situated beside the junction of the A-7 motorway and A-397 Ronda street. Deputy mayor Javier Garcia confirmed that the two-month works will cowl demolishing current paving, eradicating the concrete slab and asphalt, and transplanting bushes the place potential. He described it as “a vital step” now that the essential design has been submitted.

Council and Junta cut up the invoice between them

A February 2025 settlement splits the tasks. Marbella prepares the plot, whereas the Junta de Andalucia’s Ministry of Improvement, Territorial Planning and Housing handles design, development and the long-term upkeep of the station. Garcia confirmed over €1.5 million has been earmarked throughout 2026 and 2027.

The fascinating look of a sardine skewer

Architects have cleverly designed and primarily based the passenger constructing’s form on an ‘espeto de sardinas’, the well-known skewered sardines grilled on open fires, a nod to one of many Costa del Sol’s best-known meals traditions. The completed web site will embrace a big 150-square-metre terminal, six lined bus bays, taxi ranks and over 4,000 sq. metres of landscaped buffer area. A significant improve from the earlier web site.

Subsequent steps earlier than constructing works begin

Garcia expects the execution undertaking accomplished by July, with tendering to observe between late 2026 and early 2027. Development ought to wrap earlier than the tip of that 12 months, fairly the welcome change for the area, lastly giving the realm of San Padro and Marbella, identified for luxurious, a correct terminal after years of roadside bus stops.

For extra info go to the official Marbella City Corridor web site