Line of action:

Urban environments

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Gijón (Asturias)

Execution date:

2022

Duration:

01/10/2022 - 31/09/2025

Total budget:

€3,279,106.18

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€2,885,613.44

Coordinating entity:

Gijón City Council

PILES NATURAL will apply nature-based solutions to provide a closer look at the natural structure and functioning of the river system. The actions are contemplated in a synergistic way, which will reduce the risk of flooding, better adaptation to climate change and the achievement of the priority objectives of the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030. The removal of breakwaters and the removal of dams and the partial replacement of the concrete wall will extend the width of the channel. The riparian vegetation corridor will also be increased, All this will reduce flood risk, increase biodiversity and expand the environmental services of the river environment for the enjoyment of citizens.

Main actions subject to the project:

• Recovering longitudinal continuity
• Removal of the dam in the Piles and adaptation of the confluence with the Peñafrancia
• Closure of the diversion channel to Piles in the Peñafrancia stream
• Decrease the stiffness of the channel linings
• Increasing the width of the river space
• Improve the aesthetics of river paths

• Likewise, the extension, modification and/or adaptation of:
• Bridge over the Piles of Jesús Revuelta street
• Bridges over the Piles and the Peñafrancia on Albert Einstein Avenue
• Pedestrian walkways of the Piles River Park