The Roses City Council has launched the contracting of works to digitalize and sustainably regulate access to the beaches and coves located within the Cap de Creus Natural Park. The file is in the evaluation phase pending award and has received three offers.
The action foresees a system with real-time information about the parking lots and the occupancy level in the coves area. It will also include dynamic signage at different points in the municipality to inform about the state of the Montjoi road and other notices of general interest.
Control of the access and reservation of parking
The project incorporates a mobile application and a website from which one will be able to consult in real time the occupation of vehicles in the area of the coves and reserve a spot in the different enabled parking areas.
Additionally, the installation of control elements based on license plate reader cameras is planned at various points along the route. The devices will be located especially in the vicinity of the intersection of the Montjoi road with Ausiàs March street and in the Montjoi area, with the aim of controlling vehicles that access or continue in the direction of Jóncols.
Eight signage points at accesses to Roses
The project report details the placement of dynamic signage at eight points in the municipality. These panels will be installed on entrance roads to Roses such as the C 260, the GI 610, Gran Via Pau Casals, Port de Pescadors and the market area.
The system will offer updated information about traffic, the state of parking lots and other incidents or events of general interest. The council maintains that this action seeks to improve access to the Montjoi road and reduce unnecessary trips towards the interior of the natural park.
Measure linked to the pressure of visitors in summer
The contract is justified by the high influx of visitors during the high season. According to municipal documentation, in summer the capacity of the Cap de Creus Natural Park is far exceeded.
Roses regulates access to the coves of Cap de Creus since after the Covid pandemic. In July and August, restrictions are applied to vehicles between 10:30 and 16:00 hours. Access is allowed to cars and vans that have paid the circulation tax in Roses.
Investment and planned calendar
The technical project has been drafted by BCN Projectes Associats, S.L. and is part of "The tourist transformation of Roses", an initiative co-financed with Next Generation EU funds and integrated into the program of Tourist Sustainability Plans in Destinations.
The contract corresponds to action 11, focused on the digitalization of sustainable access to beaches and maritime resources, within axis 3 of digital transition. The tender was issued for 272,499.38 euros and the estimated execution period is two months, so the system could be ready this summer.