The mayor of Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelonès Nord), Núria Parlon, made it clear yesterday that security is one of her priorities. Hence, the new Local Police station, of which yesterday she laid the first stone on Pirineus Street in the Raval neighborhood, represents the largest municipal investment in the history of the city. 11.7 million euros are allocated and it will have the latest technological advances. The works are expected to be completed in 24 months and the police precinct can be inaugurated in the first quarter of 2026.
With the new police station “the strategy of proximity and attention to citizens will be reinforced,” the mayor justified, by having “reference police equipment” so that officers can improve in their daily work and meet the demands of security. public “with avant-garde facilities” in an area in which the Plaza de las Culturas will also be expanded, adjacent to the police equipment. The mayor assured that her goal is for “the Santa Coloma force to be the best metropolitan police force in Spain.”
The new building will have seven floors, three of which are underground, and a surface area of ??6,500 m2. The underground floor will house parking for private vehicles and warehouses; the lower 2 the parking for the fleet of police vehicles, archives and custody cells; In the lower 1 there will be the staff spaces, changing rooms, meeting rooms, gym, dining room…), infirmary, the USIR headquarters (immediate intervention unit), the armory and the shooting gallery. The public service, administration and check-in areas will be located on the ground floor. On the first floor there will be 092 and personnel management spaces. On the second floor are the offices and meeting rooms. On the third floor there will be an outdoor rest area and a space dedicated to drones. On this floor there will be a pergola with photovoltaic panels.
