en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Madrid City Council has unveiled the urban regeneration project "Vallecas Abierto," which will be implemented across a 23,900-square-meter area surrounding the Puente de Vallecas bridge. This location is one of the busiest traffic areas in the entire city, with a daily traffic volume exceeding 300,000 vehicles. The urban regeneration project involves an investment of over 11.5 million euros and is jointly executed by the Department of Public Works and Facilities and Madrid Calle 30. Construction is expected to begin in September 2026 and continue until 2028.

The main objectives of this urban regeneration project are to improve the quality of public space, enhance accessibility, and eliminate the barrier effect that currently separates the Puente de Vallecas and Retiro districts. The project will add 3,770 square meters of pedestrian areas. Plans include a comprehensive redesign of the area under and around the M-30 overpass, the construction of five new pedestrian crossings to improve connectivity between the two districts, the reorganization of bus stops, the removal of existing shelters under the bridge, and the installation of more open signage facilities with expanded waiting areas. New municipal spaces and facilities for Madrid Calle 30 and EMT Madrid will be built at both ends of the area.

Environmental interventions include the planting of 48 trees and over 10,000 shrubs, along with the introduction of vertical gardens and greening of pillars. On the Puente de Vallecas side, Monte Oliveti Street will be converted into a pedestrian street, with widened sidewalks and a new pedestrian crossing. On the Retiro side, the urban regeneration works will improve connections to the green spaces of Martin Luther King Park. The works also include the restoration of the bridge itself: replacing noise barriers, resurfacing the roadway with sound-absorbing asphalt, and improving the structure's aesthetics with new finishing elements. Approximately 750 square meters of vertical gardens will be installed on the bridge ramps, while special asphalt mixtures will be used on high-speed sections to reduce noise pollution by up to 5 decibels.

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