Barcelona’s Marina street, in front of the Sagrada Família’s Nativity Façade, has fully reopened after nearly half a year of limited access during urban renewal works. The wider street is now open again, with a single-platform layout designed to improve the link between the basilica and the nearby park, while giving more room to pedestrians and visitors.
The project cost €2 million and took eight months to complete. It forms part of the Sagrada Família High-Traffic Area Action Plan, with 80% of the 37 planned measures now carried out to help manage the large crowds in the area.
The old asphalt and pavement tiles have been replaced with a circular-patterned surface. New street furniture has also been installed, including circular stone benches and planters with shrubs, following the new design for the street.
Barcelona deputy mayor for tourism Jordi Valls said the works will “recover spaces that consolidate community structures and improve urban quality to reduce tourist overcrowding as much as possible.”
Craft stalls that usually operated in the area have been moved to Provença street, between Sardenya and Sicília, near the Sagrada Família square park. That location is currently closed because of irrigation system works, and the number of stalls will be cut from 11 to seven.
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