The Valencia City Council will undertake a comprehensive reform of Colón Street from the spring of 2026, once the Fallas festivities are over.
The mayor, María José Catalá, presented the project this Thursday, which will have a budget of more than 2.5 million euros and an estimated completion period of five months, with the aim of improving accessibility and unifying the image of the main commercial artery of the city.
The plan, which will be approved tomorrow Friday by the Local Government Board to start its tender, will act on a total area of 21,900 square meters, also involving the Plaza de los Pinazo and Cerdán de Tallada street.
As Catalá has detailed, 12,000 square meters of pavement will be renewed to homogenize it with the adjacent roads and a sound-absorbent asphalt will be used, capable of reducing noise by 10 decibels and CO₂ pollution by 20%.
The plan does not contemplate a rearrangement of traffic direction, nor EMT lines, nor the current modification of bike lanes. It is more of an aesthetic renovation.
To clear the sidewalks, the consistory will move the Valenbisi stations and bike racks (forks) to the roadway.
In turn, the motorcycle parking spaces will be relocated to adjacent streets, in areas that are now regulated parking (blue zone).
The intervention will include the renovation of street furniture with the installation of 90 litter garbage cans, 60 benches and chairs, as well as improved signage, traffic lights for cyclists and the planting of new tree surrounds to naturalize the environment.
In addition, bollards will be installed on the left accesses from Colón to avoid undue parking blocking the passage of the EMT.
Closure of Jorge Juan at Christmas
In parallel to the reform of Colón, Catalá has announced a pilot test in Jorge Juan Street. This street will be closed to traffic between December 20 and January 6, and will only allow access to authorized vehicles.
Signaling for the removal of vehicles on the stretch between Sorní and Cirilo Amorós will begin on December 15. “We will see how it works at Christmas, because we think it is a very propitious time, and then we will analyze the result with a view to its possible pedestrianization,” said Catalá.