Barcelona City Council has started redevelopment works on a 2,700-square-metre area used to reach the upper part of El Coll, in the Gràcia district, near Park Güell. According to Europa Press, the project has a budget of €3.6 million and is scheduled to last 17 months.

For residents in El Coll, the immediate consequence is prolonged construction in an access area that the council says is being remodelled to improve movement on foot in a steep part of the neighbourhood. The works also sit within a broader municipal push in El Coll to open up public space, improve street connections and add community uses in the area.

Project targets access to the upper part of El Coll

The work affects land in the surroundings of Park Güell, one of the main gateways into the upper section of El Coll. The scheme covers 2,700 square metres, according to the report published on Friday 11 July.

Europa Press reports that the aim is to expand access to the neighbourhood in this part of Gràcia. The source text provided does not give a street-by-street timetable or detail temporary diversions.

  • Location: upper part of El Coll, in Gràcia, near Park Güell
  • Area under redevelopment: 2,700 square metres
  • Budget: €3.6 million
  • Expected duration: 17 months

Part of wider changes already planned in El Coll

The current works are not presented in isolation. A separate municipal move approved in 2025 involved the expropriation of a site of about 2,000 square metres at 24-26 Carrer del Torrent del Remei in El Coll for public uses, protected housing and green space, according to municipal information reported by CatalunyaPress.

That planned operation, valued at more than €2.4 million, was described by district councillor and deputy mayor Laia Bonet as a starting point to improve walking routes in the neighbourhood and contribute to social housing.

"This decision is a starting point to improve, in future, journeys on foot in the El Coll neighbourhood and, at the same time, contribute to the creation of social housing," Laia Bonet said, according to municipal sources cited by CatalunyaPress.

According to that same report, the Torrent del Remei site is intended to help connect Torrent del Remei and Carrer de Pau Ferran, while adding green space and public facilities. That provides the clearest available context for the council's wider push in El Coll: improving pedestrian links and public space in a neighbourhood with difficult topography, while also reserving land for community uses and protected housing.

No official project page or public consultation link for the new Park Güell-side works was included in the source material provided. The only confirmed details for this scheme are the start of works, the 2,700-square-metre scope, the €3.6 million budget and the 17-month timetable reported on 11 July.

Primary sources: Barcelona City Council, Ramon. Reported by Source Text Link, CatalunyaPress.es, europapress.es, Marta Sanz, Gerard Pruna, Jordi Palmer, Judith Cutrona, Redacció, larazon.es, metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, Europa Press Barcelona.