The Tarragona City Council put into service this Wednesday the extension of the Torroja car park. There are 185 new spaces that bring the parking to 325, in an action that has cost almost 1.8 million euros and that has been financed with Next Generation funds.

The offer includes ten positions for electric vehicles and seven for cars for people with reduced mobility.

The mayor of the city, Rubén Viñuales, has stated that the expansion will improve mobility in the Part Alta and reduce the number of cars entering the old town.

In turn, it will ensure parking in the area when the Low Emissions Zone comes into operation in 2025.

Viñuales has pointed out that the final objective is “sustainable mobility” and that this expansion will help.

“The expansion is an important piece of a mechanism that should lead us to a more comfortable, friendly, sustainable city that along the way guarantees the mobility and economic development of the people of Tarragona, and that does not lose sight of those people who have the least. “he indicated. The maximum daily cost for parking the vehicle will be 5.95 euros.

At the same time, he pointed out that they are looking for options so that the failed Jaume I car park finally ends up being a car park. Viñuales has commented that adapting the work would cost “more than two million”, without going into a careful assessment, but that the government team’s will is for it to be intended mainly for the residents of the Part Alta. In addition, he announced that they are continuing with talks with the Archbishopric of Tarragona to be able to use the land of the old Roqueral football field – next to the wall – for parking.