On the right bank, the project consisted of the development of a 110,000 square metre strip with green spaces, wooden bridges, improvement of the forestry, installation of urban furniture and lighting.
[4] The work on this new pedestrian promenade on the banks of the Ria de Pontevedra was inaugurated by the Vice-President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, on 20 August 2001.
A section of approximately 300 metres, between the Lérez Beach and the Tirantes Bridge, was also strengthened by the installation of almost 700 piles with beams placed on the edge of the promenade.
[10] In June 2020, the Ministry of Ecological Transition awarded the construction company San José the contract to extend the seafront promenade (including a cycle path) by more than two kilometres,[11] from the Malvar roundabout to Os Placeres, in the civil parish of Lourizán.
When the tide is low in the estuary, large sandbanks are exposed, forming a wetland area that attracts many seabirds such as herons, gulls, waders and sea ducks.