Playa la Ropa Artisans Market Update

They started work June 15, and although it was scheduled to reopen August 15, the vendors are now told it will be December. That sounds about right.

It's quite lovely! The front half (the Dolphins end) even has the roll up doors installed, and there will be two of each sex toilets at that end. There will be open showers at the beach end. The many street lights and other decorative lighting is in and was turned on two weeks ago, making a very nice walk out to the beach. The sidewalk is in on the north side and the beach end has it's decorative concrete poured. The palm trees have been in for about 6 weeks and look healthy.

What is left? The center section of stalls is having the roof poured any day, then all of the stalls will be about there. Each has electricity and will have roll up doors. The roofs extend out far enough that the sidewalk in front of the stalls will be covered.

The big hold up is due to the weather. Where the beach end concrete ends, there is a mud pit that is probably 25 feet long and all the way across. It has been totally full of water for at least 3 weeks now. That section will keep them from pouring the rest of the "street" area. He thinks they might dig it all out and replace the dirt. I suspect they will wait until winter and let it dry up, then pour the concrete.

It is a very good looking, nicely done project. It will be an asset once it is finished.