Andorra la Vella Commissions Tram Route Study for Urban Fit

Andorra la Vella's local council has commissioned a supplementary study to assess whether the government's proposed tram route aligns with the parish's long-term urban development model.

The report, requested amid the ongoing review of the Parish Urban Planning and Organisation Plan (POUP), will evaluate if the planned path through the capital is fully suitable and consistent with the area's urban framework. Council sources emphasised the need to reserve strategic spaces now to prevent future infrastructure decisions from constraining parish growth.

The council maintains close coordination with the government to integrate the tram project with city expansion. Officials meet regularly with State Secretary for Transport David Forné to address technical details and fit the route within parish boundaries. They welcomed the government's decision to finalise a specific alignment, which provides a clear basis for planning this key national infrastructure.

The light tram will connect the parishes of Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra la Vella, and Escaldes-Engordany. Finalising the routes will enable their inclusion in the sectoral plan for segregated public transport infrastructure, alongside dedicated bike lanes linking the three areas. This follows a national mobility roundtable agreement in mid-December last year, under which parishes were due to respond to the government's initial proposal.

The executive aims to advance the sectoral plan before the end of the current legislative term. Meanwhile, Andorra la Vella completed the POUP's deliberative phase last autumn, incorporating public input to set strategic goals such as affordable housing and improved urban living conditions. The first draft will go to public consultation for allegations between June and autumn this year.