THE PROJECT
Barcelona's boulevard
The work will be carried out longitudinally along the entire stretch of La Rambla, reducing the duration of the project in comparison to the time needed were it divided into sections.
Access to homes, shops, and car parks will be fully guaranteed, and loading and unloading will be restricted to the areas designated for this purpose. As a result, there will be disruptions to the bus lines that currently run along La Rambla, and when the time comes, appropriate information about alternative routes and transport options will be provided.
The work will be carried out longitudinally along the entire stretch of La Rambla, reducing the duration of the project in comparison to the time needed were it divided into sections.
Access to homes, shops, and car parks will be fully guaranteed, and loading and unloading will be restricted to the areas designated for this purpose. As a result, there will be disruptions to the bus lines that currently run along La Rambla, and when the time comes, appropriate information about alternative routes and transport options will be provided.
It is important to note that during the entire construction period, traffic along La Rambla will be one way only, from Colom up towards Plaça Catalunya; in other words, in the direction of the mountains. There will be no traffic in the seaward direction, from Plaça Catalunya down to Colom.
The project will be carried out in three phases:
- Work will be carried out on the Besòs side roadway (the side facing El Gòtic). During this phase, which will last for 10 months, vehicles will circulate in the direction of Plaça Catalunya, on the roadway on which traffic currently goes down to Colom.
- Work will be carried out on the Llobregat side roadway (the side facing El Raval). This phase will also last 10 months. Vehicles will be able to travel on the roadway in an uphill direction, towards Plaça Catalunya, as this stretch will have been completed in the previous phase.
- This phase will involve 12-months of work on the central section of La Rambla. The lateral sections will have been completed by the time this work is carried out.
A more detailed construction schedule will not be available until a contractor has been awarded the tender for the project.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- Complete the transformation of La Rambla, the most iconic street in Barcelona.
- Reconnect the city's residents, through culture, with all that La Rambla represents.
- Successfully convey the historical significance of this transformation.
- Improve the intersecting nature of La Rambla and the connections between the El Gòtic and El Raval neighbourhoods.
Other information of interest
Basic information
Length: 1,200 m
Surface area: 77,530 m²
Width between facades: between 32.70 and 58.40 m
Width of the pavement: between 1.80 and 14.30 m
Width of the roadway: between 3.60 and 8 m
Longitudinal slope: from 0.12 to 2.93%
Transversal slope: from 0.14 to 4.45% (on the central boulevard)
375 trees currently. Most of them are listed plane trees.
Business occupancy, currently there are:
- 12 news kiosks (10 on the central boulevard)
- 16 flower kiosks
- 9 ONCE kiosks
- 1 Wax Museum kiosk
- Terraces, painters, human statues, craft stalls…
- Social dimension (residents, security, incidents, tourism, etc.)
- Archaeological risk
Prior timeline
2012
Presentation of the Heart Plan ("Pla Cor")
2014
Special Development Plan and Commercial Premises Plan
2017
International tender for the Rambla Transformation Project won by the KmZero team.
2018
Presentation of the Action Strategies Document by KmZero
2019
Municipal proposal for the implementation of various strategies in relation to culture, urban planning, redevelopment, tourism management, etc.
2020
Re-evaluation of strategies in view of COVID.
2021
Effective implementation of the cultural strategy (Àgores Rambles), approval of the final redevelopment project, maintenance and improvement plan, housing initiatives, etc.
2022
Start of project section 1 Colom – Santa Madrona (completion July 2024)