The work to transfer the archaeological remains has already been completed and we are awaiting the archaeological report and the approval of the Department of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía.
The investment in this action, whose administrative procedures are about to be completed, exceeds 6 million euros
The Free Trade Zone of Cádiz will be able to put out to tender the urbanization work of the Tiro Janer Commercial and Business Park in San Fernando in the coming weeks, after the work of transferring the archaeological remains to the Consortium headquarters has been completed while awaiting the most suitable location. suitable for display.
The State delegate in the Free Trade Zone, Jorge Ramos, reported yesterday on the status of this action, whose administrative procedures are about to conclude, only waiting for the archaeological report and the approval of the Department of Culture of the Board of Andalusia about the archaeological intervention carried out on those lands and which is expected to be delivered to the Free Zone shortly.
The archaeological excavation and cataloging of the remains found in the old island barracks has been extremely laborious. In these works, eight ovens and three groups of amphorae and up to 45 burials have been found, initially dated between the 1st and 3rd centuries BC.
According to Jorge Ramos, the tender for the urbanization work, with an investment of 6.2 million euros, could be carried out before the summer and the work could be completed before the end of the year. Of the total investment, about 600,000 euros correspond to the archaeological intervention that has been carried out. “Very rigorous work has been done. We have been very scrupulous in this matter and have gone even beyond strict compliance with the law.”, stated the head of the Cádiz Consortium.
The urbanization works themselves will have a cost of 4.2 million euros - he explained - and the rest, 1.4 million, will be reserved to meet the cost of the electricity demand expected with the entry into operation of the future commercial park and business, which will also be supplied by the electrical substation planned there (it will make use of 8 of the 28 megawatts of capacity that the new facilities will have, according to Zona Franca calculations).
Zona Franca purchased the old Janer Shooting Range from the Ministry of Defense in 2013 and since then the Consortium has carried out intense work that began with the demolition of the old facilities. Subsequently, the important archaeological finds and the meticulous work by the experts slowed down the process.
The Consortium anticipates that it will be able to put out to tender the urbanization work in the coming weeks to be able to carry out as quickly as possible the commercial and business park project with a maximum construction of approximately 60,000 square meters, for which contacts have already been made with companies. interested in settling in this magnificently located enclave.
