The Logroño City Council will begin building a roundabout next week at the junction of the streets Vara de Rey and Pérez Galdós. The contract was awarded in August by the Junta de Gobierno Local ; the company appointed is Antis Obra Civil S. L. with a value of €1,000,397.18 including VAT. The councillor responsible Íñigo López-Araquistáin announced accompanying traffic measures and information services.
The city says the project is intended to organise traffic, improve road safety and accessibility, and renew urban infrastructure in an area increasingly characterised by homes and businesses. It also highlights links to San Antón, the intergenerational centre La Antigua Estación and the future bus station.
The start of construction will bring short-term disruption to traffic. On Calle Pérez Galdós, traffic will be reduced to one-way passage in sections, depending on the progress of the work. Several parking spaces will be temporarily removed. The city bus network will be adjusted during individual phases of construction; the city says it will announce route details and relocated stops in stages. Beyond announcing that work would start next week, the council did not give a fixed timetable for partial closures. For enquiries, Logroño City Council is setting up Logroño an information point in the foyer of La Antigua Estación.
The project is controversial in Logroño. In recent months, civic groups and opposition parties have mainly criticised the feared loss of pedestrian areas, the felling of trees, and noise and air pollution, particularly around schools and residential areas. PSOE, Podemos/IU and Partido Riojano groups at times called for the contract award to be suspended and for further public consultation. The city rejects the criticism and points to expected improvements to traffic and the urban environment.
Politically, the project forms part of the city’s prioritised investment plans. Work at the junction of Vara de Rey and Pérez Galdós is regarded as one element in a broader reorganisation of traffic in central Logroño. Further detailed announcements from the council on diversions, bus frequencies and construction phases are expected in the coming weeks. The announcement that work will begin next week is the immediate development; broader assessments remain a matter for political actors and residents’ groups.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).