MAIN WORKS PERFORMED
The Port of Barcelona committed a total investment of over € 26.6 million in 2016, of which € 23.2 million were in infrastructure
REFURBISHING OF THE LEPANT WHARF
Routine inspections conducted using a
multibeam probe detected widespread
undermining and destabilisation of most
of the alignments on Lepant Wharf. A
series of movements were also detected
on the surface where Lepant and Álvarez
de la Campa wharves meet.
The Port is developing a dry bulk export
terminal on the terrace defined by both
wharves, which is why it has refurbished
and redeveloped these wharves and
improved the draught.
The works consisted of adapting and
protecting the foot of Lepant Wharf,
repairing the joints between damaged
caissons and the base of the wharves
by injecting concrete, levelling the
bottom affected by erosion, installing a
protection against future erosion using
a geotextile blanket on the perimeter
and finishing the concrete level on the
perimeter
ADAPTING RAIL INTERSECTIONS
Rail traffic at the Port of Barcelona has
increased significantly in recent years.
Furthermore, many activities are underway
to adapt trains to UIC gauge, in anticipation
of growth. All the intersections between
the road and rail network within the Port of
Barcelona have been resolved.
As well as the increase in possible effects
on road traffic at these points, there is an
inherent risk due to the coexistence of
both traffics on the same level. Therefore
an audit has been considered to determine
the status of all the intersections of the port
area and to establish a plan for improving
operations and safety.
This work aims to improve safety levels at
railway intersections 1, 4, 8, 26, 28 and 36.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT RINGROAD. SECTION IV (BUNGE). PHASE 1
As a result of changes in the north
area of the Port of Barcelona, various
activities have been undertaken to
prepare this space for new activities
and facilitate access for pedestrians and
vehicles, which is the case of the Sant
Bertran and Costa wharves. This area
has changed from being an industrial
and commercial space to an urban area,
hosting passenger terminals that serve
routes to the Balearic Islands and other
parts of the Mediterranean.
The project of the Costa Wharf ends in
a roundabout opposite the Contradic
Wharf, which distributes incoming and
outgoing port traffic to the Port ringroad
in the direction of the ZAL, the area of
the Morrot dock and the facilities on
Contradic Wharf. All of these are within
the port precinct beyond the access
control point. This roundabout also
includes the outgoing Grimaldi loading
platforms and the future vehicle access
to the terminal.
This work has integrated the roundabout
into the urban space of Costa Wharf,
has relocated the access control point
and has rearranged the surrounding
road system. Work was also performed
to remodel and pave the perimeter
pavement of the roundabout; to
relocate the control point for checking
access to the Port ringroad; and to
separate internal road traffic towards
the Bunge Iberica facilities and Contradic
Wharf. The project covers an area of
approximately 10,462 m².
NEW RAIL ACCESS. ACCESS AND LOADING/ UNLOADING SIDINGS
The work involves building the new rail
accesses to the Port of Barcelona, which
will absorb all the traffic in the new
enlargement area and the logistic areas,
and will receive trains arriving from the
Energy Wharf, the vehicles terminals and
Príncep d'Espanya Wharf. It will make
it possible to connect the Port railway
infrastructure with the railway access
currently under construction by the
Ministry of Public Works.
The terminal will comprise six tracks
750 m in length, two of which will be
main lines, while the other four will be
loading/unloading sidings.
This new railway access, scheduled for
completion by July 2017, is one of the
actions included in the project for new
rail accesses at the Port of Barcelona, cofinanced
by the European Union through
the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
programme.
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NEW ROAD-RAIL ACCESS TO ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA WHARF
This work will create a road connection
for the future Iberpotash terminal
on Alvarez de la Campa Wharf with
sufficient capacity and an appropriate
layout for forecast traffic. The current
rail infrastructure is also being adapted
to connect to the future terminal using
mixed metric-UIC gauge. The project
will be completed with a new drainage
network, urban elements and road
lighting system.
Work is scheduled for completion in
May 2017.
PASSENGER TERMINAL F WHARF. FILLING
The Adossat Wharf, on the Port's East
Seawall, is the site of several concessions,
predominantly the four cruise terminals:
Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C and
Terminal D (from north to south). A fifth
cruise terminal, Terminal E, is currently
in the advanced planning stage and a
new Terminal F is being considered at
the southernmost end of the wharf. The
purpose of this project is to fill the space
that to be occupied by the sixth cruise
terminal.
The work involves partially filling the
area and consolidating it in the terraces
adjacent to the East Seawall, where the
terminal is expected to be located. The
filling work is independent from the
construction of the wharf in order to
anticipate deadlines and, if necessary,
to allow construction of the terminal
building running parallel to the wharf.
Work is expected to finish in August
2017.
EXTENSION OF THE TRACKS OF THE RAIL TERMINAL ON SOUTH DOCK
To improve vehicle unloading operations
at the terminals located on the South
dock and Interior dock, it was considered
necessary to extend the tracks of the
stop at the railway terminal on South
dock.
The work consisted mainly of extending
all the tracks of this terminal by about
45 m, closing the perimeter and
reorganising the development to make
it compatible with the operations of
vehicle movements at the dock.
RESTORING THE SUBSOIL ON CONTRADIC WHARF (PHASE 2)
Following the recent expiry of several
concessions located on Contradic
Wharf, a verification process was carried
out, which detected soil pollution,
mainly involving hydrocarbons. This
pollution does not correspond to the
activities performed recently, rather to a
much earlier time when the regulations
and standards for the declaration
of contaminated soils required no
safeguards.
In the light of this situation and to recover
the affected areas, it was necessary to
perform some necessary actions before
the areas are put out for operation,
concession or redevelopment.
This phase completes the
decontamination of the remaining land
not covered in the initial phase.
This action is expected to be completed
in August 2017.
MAIN WORKS PERFORMED
The Port of Barcelona committed a total investment of over € 26.6 million in 2016, of which € 23.2 million were in infrastructure
REFURBISHING OF THE LEPANT WHARF
Routine inspections conducted using a
multibeam probe detected widespread
undermining and destabilisation of most
of the alignments on Lepant Wharf. A
series of movements were also detected
on the surface where Lepant and Álvarez
de la Campa wharves meet.
The Port is developing a dry bulk export
terminal on the terrace defined by both
wharves, which is why it has refurbished
and redeveloped these wharves and
improved the draught.
The works consisted of adapting and
protecting the foot of Lepant Wharf,
repairing the joints between damaged
caissons and the base of the wharves
by injecting concrete, levelling the
bottom affected by erosion, installing a
protection against future erosion using
a geotextile blanket on the perimeter
and finishing the concrete level on the
perimeter
ADAPTING RAIL INTERSECTIONS
Rail traffic at the Port of Barcelona has
increased significantly in recent years.
Furthermore, many activities are underway
to adapt trains to UIC gauge, in anticipation
of growth. All the intersections between
the road and rail network within the Port of
Barcelona have been resolved.
As well as the increase in possible effects
on road traffic at these points, there is an
inherent risk due to the coexistence of
both traffics on the same level. Therefore
an audit has been considered to determine
the status of all the intersections of the port
area and to establish a plan for improving
operations and safety.
This work aims to improve safety levels at
railway intersections 1, 4, 8, 26, 28 and 36.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT RINGROAD. SECTION IV (BUNGE). PHASE 1
As a result of changes in the north
area of the Port of Barcelona, various
activities have been undertaken to
prepare this space for new activities
and facilitate access for pedestrians and
vehicles, which is the case of the Sant
Bertran and Costa wharves. This area
has changed from being an industrial
and commercial space to an urban area,
hosting passenger terminals that serve
routes to the Balearic Islands and other
parts of the Mediterranean.
The project of the Costa Wharf ends in
a roundabout opposite the Contradic
Wharf, which distributes incoming and
outgoing port traffic to the Port ringroad
in the direction of the ZAL, the area of
the Morrot dock and the facilities on
Contradic Wharf. All of these are within
the port precinct beyond the access
control point. This roundabout also
includes the outgoing Grimaldi loading
platforms and the future vehicle access
to the terminal.
This work has integrated the roundabout
into the urban space of Costa Wharf,
has relocated the access control point
and has rearranged the surrounding
road system. Work was also performed
to remodel and pave the perimeter
pavement of the roundabout; to
relocate the control point for checking
access to the Port ringroad; and to
separate internal road traffic towards
the Bunge Iberica facilities and Contradic
Wharf. The project covers an area of
approximately 10,462 m².
NEW RAIL ACCESS. ACCESS AND LOADING/ UNLOADING SIDINGS
The work involves building the new rail
accesses to the Port of Barcelona, which
will absorb all the traffic in the new
enlargement area and the logistic areas,
and will receive trains arriving from the
Energy Wharf, the vehicles terminals and
Príncep d'Espanya Wharf. It will make
it possible to connect the Port railway
infrastructure with the railway access
currently under construction by the
Ministry of Public Works.
The terminal will comprise six tracks
750 m in length, two of which will be
main lines, while the other four will be
loading/unloading sidings.
This new railway access, scheduled for
completion by July 2017, is one of the
actions included in the project for new
rail accesses at the Port of Barcelona, cofinanced
by the European Union through
the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
programme.
NEW ROAD-RAIL ACCESS TO ALVAREZ DE LA CAMPA WHARF
This work will create a road connection
for the future Iberpotash terminal
on Alvarez de la Campa Wharf with
sufficient capacity and an appropriate
layout for forecast traffic. The current
rail infrastructure is also being adapted
to connect to the future terminal using
mixed metric-UIC gauge. The project
will be completed with a new drainage
network, urban elements and road
lighting system.
Work is scheduled for completion in
May 2017.
PASSENGER TERMINAL F WHARF. FILLING
The Adossat Wharf, on the Port's East
Seawall, is the site of several concessions,
predominantly the four cruise terminals:
Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C and
Terminal D (from north to south). A fifth
cruise terminal, Terminal E, is currently
in the advanced planning stage and a
new Terminal F is being considered at
the southernmost end of the wharf. The
purpose of this project is to fill the space
that to be occupied by the sixth cruise
terminal.
The work involves partially filling the
area and consolidating it in the terraces
adjacent to the East Seawall, where the
terminal is expected to be located. The
filling work is independent from the
construction of the wharf in order to
anticipate deadlines and, if necessary,
to allow construction of the terminal
building running parallel to the wharf.
Work is expected to finish in August
2017.
EXTENSION OF THE TRACKS OF THE RAIL TERMINAL ON SOUTH DOCK
To improve vehicle unloading operations
at the terminals located on the South
dock and Interior dock, it was considered
necessary to extend the tracks of the
stop at the railway terminal on South
dock.
The work consisted mainly of extending
all the tracks of this terminal by about
45 m, closing the perimeter and
reorganising the development to make
it compatible with the operations of
vehicle movements at the dock.
RESTORING THE SUBSOIL ON CONTRADIC WHARF (PHASE 2)
Following the recent expiry of several
concessions located on Contradic
Wharf, a verification process was carried
out, which detected soil pollution,
mainly involving hydrocarbons. This
pollution does not correspond to the
activities performed recently, rather to a
much earlier time when the regulations
and standards for the declaration
of contaminated soils required no
safeguards.
In the light of this situation and to recover
the affected areas, it was necessary to
perform some necessary actions before
the areas are put out for operation,
concession or redevelopment.
This phase completes the
decontamination of the remaining land
not covered in the initial phase.
This action is expected to be completed
in August 2017.