Index Anillo Verde de Vitoria-Gasteiz

Plan to improve the hydraulics and to restore the environmental quality of the river Zadorra

Problem
As it flows through Vitoria-Gasteiz, the river Zadorra runs over an alluvial plain. Before the construction of the reservoirs upstream, this acted like a natural flood meadow, absorbing the floodwaters generated in the river basin.

The urban development of Vitoria-Gasteiz and the regulation of flows through the reservoirs were bringing about the progressive occupation of part of the flood plain. As a consequence, in the past there have been several floods causing severe damage and affecting the city and a number of roadways.

Aims
This Plan defines the actions planned for local river systems with the threefold aim of:

• Reduce the effects of the periodic overflowing of the river Zadorra
• Recover the fluvial ecosystem and in this way obtain a real biological corridor along the entire length of the river on which work is being done
• Provide the Green Ring, which surrounds the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, with a sense of continuity, by developing the fluvial environment for use by the public

Actions
"Gamarra Mayor bridge - N-I dual carriageway bridge" section
In 2004, work was completed on this first stage of the Plan. The work, which began on December 19 2003, has involved enlarging the Green Belt with almost 8 hectares of additional land, including 2700 m of pedestrian and bicycle paths. These, together with existing pathways, provide users with a 4.5 km-long route from Salburua to Gamarra Mayor.

"Abetxuko - Gamarra Mayor bridge" section
There is a draft of the building project for the second stage of the Plan corresponding to this section.

"Atxa-Landaberde park" section
In 2006, work finished to develop the ecological conditions and landscaping of Atxa-Landaberde park, to the north of the Ibaiondo residential area, on the left bank of the Zadorra. This park covers a surface area of 170,000 m².  The park becomes very narrow and elongated in this section and is bordered for a distance of 1170 m by the Avenida del Zadorra.

Last update: 10/02/2007

Links

• Development of Zadorra park in the Gamarra section

• Development project of Zadorra park in the section between Abetxuko and Gamarra

• Ecological and landscape development of Zadorra park in the Atxa-Landaberde section

• Development of Zadorra park in the section between Abetxuko bridge and Asteguieta Bridge

Files

• General presentation of the project (in Spanish, PDF, 861 Kb)