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Badalona transforms two streets in Bufalà with wider pavements and more green spaces
The redevelopment works on Doctor Robert and Jacint Verdaguer streets are already underway in the Bufalà neighbourhood of Badalona. The project covers 6,039 square metres and has a budget of nearly 1.7 million euros to completely renovate two streets that currently face accessibility issues, deteriorated pavements, and a lack of green areas.
The intervention is not limited to the roadways. The project includes the section of Doctor Robert that connects Jacint Verdaguer square with Bufalà avenue, the square itself, and Jacint Verdaguer between Sant Jordi y Mestre Bretón.
One of the most noticeable changes will be the increase in space for pedestrians. Pavements will be widened and accessible routes will be created to remove discontinuities that currently make getting around difficult, especially in an area with steep slopes that is used daily to access homes and facilities.
Jacint Verdaguer square will also be reconfigured. The project plans to turn it into a space better integrated into the route between the two streets, adding new seating areas and improving pedestrian connections at a point where different levels of the neighbourhood meet.
The renovation also includes new paving, urban furniture, upgraded lighting, and improvements to various municipal services. Trees and landscaped areas will be added to increase greenery in streets that the municipal project itself currently describes as having low environmental quality.
The work continues improvements previously made to other sections of Doctor Robert and also reaches the area around Can Boscà, the municipal farmhouse that houses economic promotion and employment offices. The aim is for the entire axis to eventually share similar accessibility and urbanisation standards.
The project was definitively approved at the end of 2025 and the works were awarded this spring. The contract sets a completion period of ten months from the actual start of the works, so disruptions on Doctor Robert and Jacint Verdaguer will continue for several months.
The City Council has not yet released a detailed schedule of traffic or parking disruptions for each phase. Those who usually drive or park on these streets should pay attention to temporary signage as the works progress through the different sections.