August the 26th, 2023 – One of Istria’s many pearls is set to get a makeover. The upcoming Rovinj renovations planned for the end of September this year come with a price tag of a massive three million euros.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, at the end of September this year, Rovinj renovations are set to get underway. Marshal Tito Square is going to get a makeover. As has since been learned from the Rovinj city administration, this ambitious project envisages the paving and landscaping of the square and it will be implemented in several phases on an area spanning 13,530 square metres.
As stated, this investment is valued at three million euros. The works are planned to be completed by the end of June 2024, and in addition to the main Rovinj square, the surrounding ones will also be done up, reports local portal The Voice of Istria/Glas Istre.
Stone paving
The construction contracts were signed this past week by Rovinj mayor Marko Paliaga, representatives of the community of bidders from the Adriaing company, the Buja branch of Koper Inženjering and the Adriaing company, as well as representatives of the companies that will perform the infrastructure works. These are Plinara, Hrvatski Telekom, Istria Vodovoda and Rovinj Odvodnja.
As has also been learned about the future Rovinj renovations, the first phase of the project envisages the doing up and reconstruction of the stone, asphalt and concrete paving and curbs according to the historical pattern found. A complete reconstruction and extension of the infrastructure will also be carried out. Since there are numerous catering and hospitality facilities and restaurants located in the area in which these works are going to be carried out, everything will be organised so that the operation of these businesses isn’t interfered with.
Eight years of preparation
“The Rovinj renovations project has been being prepared for eight years now. It is a demanding and very sensitive procedure, given its location, which connects the old town centre with the narrower city centre,” emphasised Mayor Marko Paliaga.
Today, the square is mostly asphalted, and some of the original stone paving remains along the edges of the buildings. The urban, social and social needs of residents and tourists alike will be harmonised with the historical urban-architectural structure of the square and the landscape with the new paving and the planned accompanying content, the city administration pointed out.
