After months under construction, the Malecón in Punta Pérula was delivered by the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Public Works (SIOP,) to merchants and residents of this tourist spot, representing an investment of 107 million pesos.
The Governor of the state, Enrique Alfaro, attended as part of a three-day tour of municipalities on the southern Jalisco coast.
The construction of the boardwalk has a pavement and rock structure, a pedestrian walkway with universal accessibility, three islands with pergolas area, hydraulic paving for vehicular access, lighting, trees and signage; as well as the construction of a fixed dock, 3 floating docks, a bathroom module, a guardhouse, and a palapa with a point of sale for local fishermen.
“We walked through this place where what existed before was land, was abandonment and despair; and today what we can see is this; first-rate infrastructure and productive projects with the cooperatives of this community, that today already have a market in which they are going to be able to commercialize their products. What we can see above all is the possibility of growing, of developing ourselves with justice and equity, because what this infrastructure generates is an opportunity for development, and the possibility of continuing to draw investment," declared the Governor.
During this work tour, Enrique Alfaro also announced hydraulic works for the supply of water and irrigation units in Tomatlán for an amount greater than 255 million pesos.
Likewise, he announced that in a year and a half they will solve the demand for water supply with works such as the drinking water network of the José María Morelos community, in which 11.7 million pesos are invested. He also mentioned the project of risk units in this same town is advancing, which is made up of 6 stages.
“We have already finished the well system that is at this point in the municipality of Tomatlán to reach the town of José María Morelos. We are practically in the community, we are going to finish the connection next year. That is, we will have resolved the entire drinking water network of José María Morelos, and the entire system of conduction to this town. In a year and a half, the entire system for the supply of water in this area will be resolved, ”said the Governor.
In La Huerta, the president delivered a module for the sale of fish on Careyitos beach at a cost of 9.5 million pesos, which includes equipment with an additional investment of two million pesos. The module consists of a parking lot, private transport warehouse, vegetation, furniture, walkway to the beach, and construction of a deceleration lane for entry.
“Today we see this work crystallized, this exercise of understanding through dialogue and trust building, so the first thing I have to thank is your commitment and trust, for creating conditions to have a model of access to the beaches of Jalisco, and what is delivered today is the possibility of starting that process to access our beaches,” highlighted Enrique Alfaro.
“Cooperatives have to do their part to generate greater investment, greater economic benefit ,” he added.
The head of the Secretariat of the Social Assistance System, Alberto Esquer Gutiérrez, highlighted the efforts made to free Careyitos beach and make it publicly accessible. He also asked the fishermen's cooperative and its members to put the new facilities to good use and comply with the agreements for the reactivation of fishing and economic activity.
35 grants from the Fuerza Mujeres program were also given at this event to enhance the capacities of women so that they can generate their own income.
In the Ignacio Zaragoza basic education campus, in El Rebalsito de Tenacatita, 9.3 million pesos were invested, in addition to gaining in the next few days a connection to the Jalisco Network and a computer equipment module, as well as equipping the classrooms with air conditioners. There, Alfaro Ramírez promised to intervene in the hydrosanitary network that allows clean drinking water in the homes of this point.
Subsequently, the Jalisco president delivered the completed works of the Wastewater Treatment Plants in the community of La Manzanilla, in La Huerta, with 20 million pesos of investment, and that of Melaque, in Cihuatlán, for 23.5 million pesos.
With these works, significant progress was made in the comprehensive plan of installing treatment plants in areas near the rivers that discharge to the Pacific Ocean.