Parc Central car park to reopen with about 440 widened spaces

Work to repaint and reorganise the outdoor parking area at Parc Central in Andorra la Vella is due to finish on Thursday, and the parish expects the lot to offer roughly 440 spaces for cars and motorcycles once fully operational. The area is partially out of service while contractors complete the horizontal markings.

All standard bays have been widened to 2.50 metres from their previous 2.15–2.20 metres to improve manoeuvrability and reduce situations where technically free spaces cannot be used because adjacent cars are too close. “Cars are getting bigger,” councillor for Traffic and Parking Xavier Surana said, explaining the change and adding that the parking has been reorganised “in a different way” to make it more comfortable for users.

Eighteen motorhome spaces in the centre of the lot have been removed; those vehicles are now directed to park in the Can Rodes area of Santa Coloma. The reclaimed area has been reallocated to cars, and some former car spaces have been converted into dedicated motorcycle zones to improve circulation.

The redesign introduces new internal circulation patterns, including one‑way lanes, directional arrows and lettered markings to help drivers navigate and remember where they parked. Central areas that previously became unused “lost” space have been eliminated to improve capacity and flow.

Accessible bays for people with reduced mobility have been redistributed across the car park so they are closer to multiple entrances and exits rather than clustered at a single point. Additional lateral spaces have been marked for vulnerable users, such as older people and pregnant women.

Officials say the wider bays, clearer signage and revised circulation should cut down on drivers circling the lot looking for usable spots and make it easier to enter and exit vehicles. The parish council adds that smaller, piecemeal interventions had been made in past years, but this is the first comprehensive horizontal signage and layout renewal at the site in about a decade.