The Provincial Council will allocate 50 million to finance several projects in Barcelona

The last plenary session of the Barcelona Provincial Council has approved allocating 50 million euros to finance various public infrastructures and facilities in the city of Barcelona. 40% of these resources (20 million) will be allocated to improvement and expansion works in city schools, and the remaining 60% (30 million) will be used to carry out five projects that will strengthen the cultural offerings and sports facilities of the Catalan capital.

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According to the agreement signed between the president of the Provincial Council, Núria Marín, and the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, the five projects are as follows:

1. Fabra i Coats. The Barcelona Provincial Council will allocate 10.2 million to a new cultural facility in the old factory, where it is planned to create the Museum for the interpretation of work and the city, complete the Creation factory and the Contemporary Art Center, adapt the building that will house the municipal music school of Sant Andreu, and redevelop the site. In addition, the set of machinery and heritage installations in the boiler room and electrical room will be rehabilitated, including asbestos removal from the spaces.
2. Espronceda Municipal Sports Center. The Provincial Council will finance with 9.6 million a new sports facility of more than 6,000 square meters that will have a triple multi-sports pavilion with an archery room, table tennis, and two artistic gymnastics rooms.
3. La Sagrera Municipal Sports Center. The agreement foresees the construction of a new sports center that requires a budget of 7.81 million and includes the restitution of the summer pools and four paddle tennis courts. In addition, in the new building, among others, a fitness room, an indoor cycling room, two summer pools, and solariums will be located.
4. L'illa Municipal Sports Pavilion. It will be expanded, and a new court will be built over the existing one, at a cost of 1.5 million.
5. Bederrida Park. A new provisional multi-sports pavilion will be built during the expansion works of the L'illa Municipal Sports Pavilion, with a budget of 800,000 euros.