The Valencia City Council will close to traffic the central street Jorge Juan between December 20 and January 6, coinciding with the Christmas holidays.
The mayor, María José Catalá, announced today this measure together with the works in Colón Street, which will serve as a test to analyze the feasibility of the definitive pedestrianization of the street.
The cut will affect the section between Sorní and Cirilo Amorós streets, which will be reserved “entirely for residents”.
From December 15 will begin the signaling for the removal of parked vehicles, with road access only to authorized fords during the weeks of restriction.
“We will see how it works at Christmas, which is a very propitious time, and then we will analyze the result,” explained Catalá.
The mayor stressed that the aim is to study whether the closure can be consolidated in the future to gain urban quality and space for pedestrians in one of the busiest shopping areas of the city.