Sant Adrià de Besòs is about to take a decisive step to recover its historical connection with the sea. An ambitious urban planning project promoted by the City Council foresees the relocation of the Llevant sewer, the decontamination of coastal soils and the creation of a large green area facing the sea, which will gain meters of beach and open a pedestrian and cycling connection with Badalona and Barcelona.
The operation, still in the study phase, but the objective, already for some years, is that Sant Adrià is no longer isolated from the sea. Right now, the project is being coordinated with the Ministry of the Interior and the area of Costas, and represents a historic transformation for one of the most degraded sections of the metropolitan seafront.
An industrial zone that once again looks out to sea
The Llevant sewer, a large sewage infrastructure that currently runs along the coastal strip of Sant Adrià, will be diverted, thus freeing up key land for the development of new public spaces and better environmental integration. The action will stabilize the coastline, advance in the regeneration of the sand and offer neighbors more meters of beach in optimal conditions for bathing and leisure.
The plan also contemplates the creation of a continuous coastal corridor with Badalona and Barcelona, which will facilitate the transit of pedestrians and cyclists without urban barriers.
The initiative comes at a key moment, after the reopening this 2025 of the Litoral beach, closed for four years due to the presence of pollutants.
Added to this is the announcement of the definitive reconversion of les Tres Xemeneies into an audiovisual hub and the arrival of the Inditex offices in the area.
With this new urban impulse, Sant Adrià seeks to leave behind decades of turning its back to the sea and consolidate itself as a green extension of the coastline with a new beach.