A total of 53 projects have been scheduled in July and August, bringing improvements to public areas, services, infrastructures and mobility.

July and August are the months when the streets of Barcelona are at their quietest and the best time to carry out roadworks. This year 53 projects are planned around the city, none of which should cause serious disruptions to traffic. “They’re projects which need carrying out to guarantee a better-equipped city, better prepared and more accessible”, asserted the Deputy Mayor for Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility, Janet Sanz.

This summer sees nearly 6.5 km of new cycle lanes being created, with improvements to be made at nine junctions controlled by traffic lights and the installation of the first re-charging point in the city for electric buses.

Similarly, large-scale redevelopment projects already under way will be boosted, such as the works at Trav. De Dalt and C/ Pere IV. Cleaning tasks are scheduled around the city’s ring roads and all road tunnels, while work at Pl. Glòries will carry on without being interrupted. As for public transport, lifts are to be installed at the Putxet, Sarrià and Pl. Catalunya stations on the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) train network.

Elsewhere, services will also be improved. Work on the new high voltage network between the sub-stations at Collblanc and La Trinitat will be completed, while other initiatives include air-conditioning at the Hospital del Mar.