Urban Planning, Ecological Transition, Urban Services and Housing

From large motorway to citizen hub with less traffic, noise and pollution. Av Meridiana’s re-urbanisation with a new section of work between Las Navas de Tolosa - Eduard Estivill and Felip II. The initiatives, with a 7.83-million-euro budget, start on 21 November and will last until the end of 2023.

What is the section of Av Meridiana between C/ Las Navas de Tolosa and C/ Felip II going to be like?

It will be a continuation of the sections that have already been re-urbanised, from Plaça de les Glòries to Las Navas de Tolosa – Josep Estivill. It will have:

• Two traffic lanes and a bus lane on each side.
• A segregated cycle lane along the centre of the avenue.
• Wider pavements.
• More trees and flower beds.

The central space in Plaça de Ferran Reyes and Maria Soteras gardens will be expanded and turned into a wide rambla for walking along, which will also improve connectivity to the Navas neighbourhood. The cycle lane here will split and become unidirectional along each side of the central space.

A new mobility model in Av Meridiana

The initiatives carried out so far have enable a reduction in traffic by 17,000 vehicles a day, a re-urbanisation that will reclaim more space for pedestrians and for sustainable mobility. All this work performed from Plaça de les Glòries to Felip II, will have transformed a 1.7 km-long area of the avenue: 94,000 m² of area will have been remodelled, bringing an extra 560 trees and 10,000 m² of flower beds, greenery and lined trees. The total investment will come to 28.4 million euros, 6 million of which are from the EU’s Next Generation funds.

The work has a budget of 7.83 million euros and is expected to be completed in 2023.

Project for the reurbanisation of Av. Meridiana as far as Fabra i Puig

Barcelona City Council is about to complete the final project for remodelling Av. Meridiana between Felip II and Fabra i Puig. The project will add continuity and coherence to the rest of the renewed avenue by reducing traffic lanes, creating bus lanes from one side to another plus a segregated bike lane. The goal of the City Council is to grant initial approval to the final project in January 2023.