With this intervention, the authorities fully restored the recreational space and “cleared the view of the river, one of the natural environments most valued by residents of the city.”
To carry out the tasks, the Municipality of Colonia hired two special machines and the Municipality provided a third unit, in addition to assuming the permanent technical direction of the works, thus consolidating a coordinated effort between the institutions, according to the statement issued by the Lacazino municipality.
The team also reused the material extracted during the cleanup to “reinforce the coastal defense dunes, which were fragile due to erosion and storm surges.”
Technical personnel from the Ministry of the Environment “will evaluate the results of the interventions carried out at the site.”
The entrance Juan Lacaze recovered Playa Verde by removing weeds and reeds was first published in The Digital Echo.
