The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma), has provisionally granted 9,134,117.04 euros of European NextGenerationEU recovery funds to four Navarre municipalities to decarbonize transport and promote active and sustainable mobility in urban centers. Throughout Spain, €500 million has been awarded to a total of 120 municipalities.
Thanks to this aid, the Ministry will cofinance 432 actions aimed at the purchase of electric city buses, the deployment of bike lanes, the pedestrianisation of streets, the digitalization of mobility services or the implementation of low-emission areas, among other projects.
The Ministry has provisionally selected these 432 projects from among the 679 applications submitted by a total of 188 potential beneficiaries of the program: municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, provincial capitals and municipalities of localities with more than 20,000 inhabitants that have an internal urban public transport service, and that have a Sustainable Mobility Plan. The call has been held in a competitive competition, so the actions that have obtained the highest score based on criteria of maturity, impact, quality and relevance have been selected.
This provisional resolution corresponds to the second call for proposals of the program of aid to municipalities for the implementation of low-emission zones (ZBE) and the digital and sustainable transformation of urban transport, included in component 1 of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR). Thus, the EUR 500 million awarded in this second resolution is added to the EUR 1 billion distributed in first call throughout 2022.
The performances of Navarre
In the case of the Foral Community, a total of 13 actions will be co-financed, broken down as follows:
- Tudela: 1.107.920.66 euros for the remodelling of the space between Calle Muro and Paseo Pamplona (Phase III).
- Egüés/Eguesibar Valley: 856,720 euros for the expansion of the cycling network of the valley; slowdown and reduction of road traffic in Sarriguren and areas of pedestrian priority; adaptation of the sidewalks of Gorraiz to adapt to the applicable regulations on accessibility; and safe parking spaces for bicycles and other personal mobility vehicles suitable for electric recharging of batteries.
- Pamplona/Iruña: 6,362,796.38 euros for the pedestrian connection and improvement of accessibility between the neighborhoods of Txantrea and Rochapea; improvement of the cycling infrastructure of the city; deterrent parking; pedestrian and cyclist axis of Bosquecillo Street; and performances in sensitive environments.
- Barañáin/Barañain: 806,680 euros for the calm of traffic in the environment of schools and the formation of a safe and accessible itinerary; infrastructure of charging points for the implementation of a public electric bicycle system; and actions to improve accessibility of public transport.
As stated in the provisional resolution, the proceedings must be executed and launched in June 2025. However, the Ministry will pay the aid in the form of a single advance payment.