- Urbanism. The reform to make the Puerta del Sol pedestrian: an empty "agora" in the center and with the rearranged monuments
Puerta del Sol will be fully pedestrian this summer. As of August 20 , the almost 7,000 daily trips that occur by vehicle through Puerta del Sol will be reduced to zero thanks to the pedestrianization of the main streets in the city center , as EL MUNDO has learned . Thus, the project that the city mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, announced in its day, is provisionally advanced.
In total 5,546 square meters will be pedestrianized, including:
- The main street Mayor as it passes through Puerta el Sol
- Alcalá street between Seville and Sol
- The Carrera de San Jerónimo between Plaza de Canalejas and kilometer zero
- Espoz y Mina street between De la Cruz and Carrera de San Jerónimo
- Calle de la Victoria between De la Cruz and Carrera de San Jerónimo
On the other hand, the Esparteros street will undergo a change of direction and three EMT lines will be affected : line 3, in the San Amaro direction, and night lines N16, in the Cibeles direction, and N26, in the Alonso Martínez direction. .
According to municipal sources, both the relocation of the stops and the way in which this pedestrianization will be carried out will be communicated to the affected residents and merchants in the coming days . In addition, specific vertical and road signs will be installed . " Fences will not be placed to allow loading and unloading in the area, but there will be controls by agents of the authority to prevent access by vehicles," sources at the Consistory have indicated.
The vehicles may only travel on alternative areas . The access Main Street will be via Calle Esparteros, Marquis Widower of Pontejos, Peace Street, Street Stock Exchange, Plaza Jacinto Benavente, rue de la Cruz and Plaza de Canalejas. While along Calle Atocha, cars can be accessed through the Plaza Mayor / Bailén Tunnel, Plaza Comandante las Moreras and Calle Mayor, which will continue with the same itinerary as before.
The mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida had already announced that the central square would be completely pedestrianized , and that the project of the architects Ricardo Sánchez and José Ignacio Linazasoro, winners in 2014 of the Piensa Sol ideas competition , convened by the College , would be resumed. Madrid Architects Officer (COAM).
The works included in this urban design will begin next year . The project - about which there will be changes - included among other things the incorporation of stone benches in the plaza and the relocation of the statue of El Oso y el Madroño and La Mariblanca in approximate spaces where they are now located. In this way, the central part would be expedited and only a fountain and a small stage would be located there, while the statue of Carlos III would be located on the side closest to the Royal Post Office.
Although you will not have to wait for this performance to see the Puerta del Sol fully pedestrianized. It will be a reality on August 20.
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