Canillo Approves €284,390 Contract to Expand Surveillance to 230 Cameras

Canillo will expand its video surveillance network from roughly 120 cameras to 230, after the comú approved a contract worth €284,390.73 including indirect tax to renew and extend the system.

The parish has set a longer-term target of 400 cameras in operation by 2027. The current award covers the installation of 107 new devices, and the comú has said further expansion will be needed to cover Canillo's population centres and public spaces.

Speaking at a session of the consell de comú, cònsol major Jordi Alcobé said the authorities have no record of any rise in uncivil behaviour, disorder or vandalism. He nevertheless argued that preventive measures are required to protect what he described as the country's most valuable asset, its security, given the parish's population growth.

Alcobé said the goal is to extend coverage to Canillo's busiest areas, including ski zones, car parks and other public facilities. The parish has nine inhabited centres and numerous sites that require coverage, he noted, adding that the plan covers both enclosed and open-air public spaces.

The comú has indicated that the expansion programme will continue beyond the current phase.

The same session also approved a new snow-clearing contract. The service is awarded for four years, with the option of a two-year extension, and involves two companies that will split two operational zones: one from Ransol to Incles and another from Soldeu to Les Bordes d'Envalira. Parish technicians will handle the area running from Meritxell and Canillo up to Ransol. Pricing combines a fixed component with a variable element depending on hours worked and machinery used.