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Vigo Council Approves PXOM, Unlocking 900,000 m² for Public Facilities and City Upgrades

Early works include expropriations for music schools including Bembrive, Oia alongside topographic studies for mechanical ramps on Gran Vía

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Overview

  • The plan boosts Vigo’s public facility space by 33%, adding 900,000 m² for social, sports and cultural uses across all neighborhoods.
  • Sports areas will double in Balsa, Oia, Tomada, Avenida de Europa and Saiáns with new pavilions slated for Beade, Bembrive, Cabral, Finca Matías and Salgueira.
  • Educational and cultural expansions feature music schools in Bembrive and Oia, a new CRAC center in Coruxo and an enlarged Ifevi complex.
  • Expropriation procedures are under way for key sites and environmental reviews have begun for overhauling Plaza de España and the Recaré-Cruceiro zones.
  • A preliminary accord with the Ministry of Transport advances AP-9 integration into the urban grid while €26 million is allocated for mechanical ramps between Plaza América and Plaza España.