The jetties at the port will all use a floating design, ensuring the infrastructure adapts better to the effects of climate change, such as flooding or rises in the sea level
The Port Olímpic will remain fully operational during the work, which should take around a year
A new stage of work gets under way at the Port Olímpic to condition the maritime infrastructure. Following the transformation process that regained over 20,000 square metres of public space, the opening of the restaurant deck and the new viewing point at the sea wall, as well as better connections with the Vila Olímpica and the beach, a series of improvements are now under way to improve the mooring facilities.
The first of these improvements is already in progress and consists of replacing the five concrete jetties at the Moll de Xaloc wharf with floating versions. This will ensure these elements at the port are better adapted to the effects of climate change, such as flooding or rises in the sea level.
The new jetties will also be more durable and easier to adapt to future variations in the distribution of boats inside the Port Olímpic.
The three jetties at the Gregal, Mestral and Marina wharves, which already have floating models, will also be renewed, as will the water and electricity supply towers for boats.
The First Deputy Mayor, Laia Bonet, noted that “the importance of this work, which besides ensuring greater comfort, safety and user experience for moorings, will make the Port Olímpic more resilient to the effects of climate change. The Port Olímpic has already had its sea wall reinforced to minimise the effects of increasingly frequent and ever more intense storms; now things are going a step further and it is having its jetties renewed to adapt them to rises in the sea level caused by global warming.”
The work to replace the jetties entails an investment of 4.3 million euros. It should take around a year and will be carried out in stages, guaranteeing the Port Olímpic remains operational at all times.
