Remodeling works continue on one of the most emblematic avenues of Barcelonathe Via Laietana. These works began on March 1 and are scheduled to be completed in 2024.
The remodeling is run in two phasesin the first the works are faced from the Plaza de Anthony Maura a Urquinaone and has an estimated duration of 14 months.
It is in this first phase of the works that the majority of drivers will find themselves restricted from being able to drive along the upper part of Barcelona’s great avenue.
mountain direction
A) Yes, vehicles going up Via Laietanafrom paseo Colom they will have to be aware that they can only reach the height of the Antoni Maura square.
From that point on, they only have to turn around or take a detour along Francesc Cambó Avenue, since they will be prohibited from continuing in the mountain direction as traffic is cut off by the works.
This direction of circulation will be exclusive for neighbors, those drivers who go to a car park and serviceswhile the works are in progress.
? Effects on Via Laietana – September.
❌ Tall of the circulation between the pl. Antoni Maura i pl. Urquinaona in sentit muntanya.
➡️ I kept a bus lane and a lane for vehicles in sentit mar.
❕ I kept the change of sentit of the c. d’Ortigosa.? https://t.co/HAsImKGYw8 pic.twitter.com/IyfcRZl3OR
— Barcelona Mobility (@BCN_Mobilitat) September 2, 2022
If you want to get to Plaza Urquinaona, the Guàrdia Urbana recommends an alternative route: from Paseo Colom, continue straight on along Marquès de l’Argentera and take Paseo Picasso, Paseo Lluís Companys and Ronda Sant Pere.
sea direction
On the other hand, the vehicles that go from Plaza Urquinaona to Paseo Colom -that is, in direction sea– Via Laietana, they will be able to do it without problems since only the beginning of the avenue is partially affected by the works, leaving several lanes free for traffic. In this sense, you can also access the Palau de la Música.
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In the direction of the sea there are no restrictions on the type of vehicle that can circulate, and the road will be made up of a bus lane and another for private vehicles.
Jonques Street
As for the streets that, like Ortigosa, lead to Jonqueres, which is also affected by the works, the cut is partial and you can go to it and then turn towards the mountains.