en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Management Board of the Port of Barcelona (Port de Barcelona) has launched a tender process for a major transport hub interchange that will connect a new access road to the port's road network. The project involves constructing a large elevated roundabout over the former mouth of the Llobregat River in the southern part of the port.
This interchange will become the most important road infrastructure in the Port of Barcelona, designed with the capacity to absorb the increased traffic generated by the construction of the new port access road and the future Catalunya Terminal (muelle Catalunya). It will also serve the expansion of the Prat Terminal (muelle Prat), which will concentrate almost all of the port's southern container traffic in the future.
The new interchange will be compatible with the large railway complex being developed on the former Llobregat riverbed. The project also includes the construction of a large service gallery to enable interconnection with all railway infrastructure beneath the interchange. The chosen design features an elevated roundabout with three major entry and exit ramps: the first connects to the future port motorway, the second to the southern container terminals, and the third to the terminals north of the former river mouth.
The third ramp will be designed as a temporary structure, as the final connection to the northern port area (in the form of a viaduct) must wait until the future Type 35B jetty berth is built, which determines the space required for this section. With a project budget exceeding €98 million and a construction period of three and a half years, the tender process requires approval from the Council of Ministers.
Meanwhile, the Port of Barcelona Management Board has awarded the contract for the construction of three new liquid bulk handling berths on the eastern side of the Energy Terminal (muelle de la Energía) to FCC and COMSA. The contract is valued at €111.5 million, with a construction period of 3 years and 2 months.
The construction of these new berths (similar to the existing Berth 34B) is part of a plan to increase the liquid bulk throughput capacity of the Energy Terminal and reorganize traffic flows by product type. In the future, these new berths, along with the Type 35 jetty berth, will primarily serve the handling of sustainable fuels to promote the decarbonization of transport and logistics and consolidate the Port of Barcelona's position as an energy hub for Southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Once the new berths are operational, the increased capacity, together with Berth 35, will allow for the redevelopment of Berth 32 on the western side of the Energy Terminal, dedicating it to chemical and agri-food product operations. Additionally, a new car-carrier berth will be built in the inner harbour basin to meet the growing demand for vehicle imports. The construction works will also include reinforcing the existing Berth 34B, adding new mooring points, and extending the existing trench on the eastern side of the Energy Terminal to ensure the proper functioning of connections between ships and the unloading arms at each berth.
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