New year, new works, and old ones. As every year, this 2025 Barcelona will start or continue a series of works that will deeply modify the city. From the continuation of the works in Las Ramblas to the beginning, this January, of the works of reform of the MACBA and the plaça dels Àngels.
These half a dozen works that we mentioned (and that we have already explained throughout 2024), are not the only ones that the city will experience, but they are some of the most outstanding. It will coexist, of course, with other major reforms, such as the construction of the library in Parc de la Ciutadella, the expansion of Sants Station, the endless works of La Sagrera, the extension of L9 of the metro, the coverage of the Ronda de Dalt, the works of Laietana or the construction of markets such as the Abaceria or Estrella.
We leave you here the most outstanding works of 2025 so that you know what the city will look like at the end of this year.
The Sagrada Família will complete its tallest tower
The Central Tower of the Sagrada Familia, the tallest tower of the basilica, will finally culminate its construction this 2025 to become the second tallest building in the city. The tower will reach 172.5 meters in height, only one meter lower than the mountain of Montjuic, as Gaudí wanted, so that no human-made building would surpass the natural work of God.
The construction will be crowned by a 200-ton ceramic and glass cross, 17 meters high and 13.5 meters wide, which will shine day and night. This cross will function as a lookout for 11 people, offering panoramic views of the city and modifying the traditional Barcelona skyline.
Plaça de les Glòries to be completed
By 2025 , the other half of the park will be completed and the social floors of the square will be finished, practically completing the great urban park that has been planned and under construction for so many years.
Adjustments to the tramway route on the south side and resolving the north façade on Consell de Cent will remain pending.
Continuation of the Ramblas works
The works on the Ramblas will continue to extend from the height of the Mercat de la Boqueria to the Rambla de Canaletes. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane and pedestrian and green spaces will be expanded. During these works, the flower vendors’ stops will be temporarily moved to Plaça Catalunya, leaving a striking image that is sure to be curious to see.
The Meridiana will go from road to street
This year, work will also begin from Felip II street to Fabra i Puig to transform this “urban highway” into a more pedestrian and cyclist friendly road, reducing the number of traffic lanes. The intention of the entire project is to remodel the area to make the Meridiana entrance to Barcelona more like an urban street than a city road.
Comte d’Urgell, cut off by the Ferrocarrils works.
For the Ferrocarrils connection on L8 between Plaça Espanya and Gràcia, one of the major underground transport works being carried out in the city, sections will have to be closed to surface traffic:
- From January 20, between Rosselló and Còrsega for one year to build the Hospital Clínic station.
- In February, at Francesc Macià for the construction of another station.
Farewell to skateboarders in Plaça dels Àngels and extension of MACBA.
The Raval will live a certainly historical episode: the disappearance of skaters from MACBA. Plaça dels Àngels will undergo a deep reform that will involve several modifications. The MACBA museum will be enlarged, the expected CAP of the Raval Nord will be built, new green spaces and community uses will be incorporated and the space for skaters will be reduced, in one of the most controversial measures of this reform.