Palma will build a sports complex at Lluís Sitjar for 2,500 spectators

PalmThe old Lluís Sitjar field will house a new sports complex with a capacity for up to 2,500 spectators, prepared to host different types of sporting and cultural events. The overall project, which includes the sports facilities, two parking areas with capacity for 650 vehicles, a green area, and the reorganization of the surrounding roads, will have a budget of approximately 44 million euros.

According to the most optimistic forecasts from the Palma City Council, the tender could be awarded before the end of 2026, while construction would begin between the end of 2027 and the beginning of 2028.

In a press conference, the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, explained that, specifically, this Wednesday the Governing Board approved the start of the processing to convene the architectural preliminary design competition to remodel the surroundings of the old Lluís Sitjar.

Martínez defended that the new pavilion will serve as a complement to Son Moix, an infrastructure that currently hosts five elite teams that "have to juggle to coordinate".

The planned budget is divided into different items: 20.7 million euros for the new sports equipment; 3.9 million for the outdoor parking; 12.5 million for the underground parking managed by SMAP; five million for green spaces, which will occupy an area of ​​32,500 square meters, and 1.6 million for the reorganization of the road network. In total, the planned investment amounts to 43.7 million euros.

Plaça de Barcelona will become "an urban balcony"

The mayor has assured that the project will allow the Barcelona square to be converted into an "urban balcony" with views of a large green area made up of the Riera park –partially affected by the project–, the Canòdrom park, and the future Tirador urban forest.

In addition, the new facility will maintain elements linked to the historical memory of the old Reial Mallorca stadium. In this regard, the main gate of the old ground – cataloged and protected by Cort – will be preserved, although it may be moved if the works so require. The project will also incorporate a topographic footprint that will recall the layout of the historic stadium.

Palma will celebrate La Patrona again in September

On the other hand, the Governing Board has approved the initiation of the process for the hiring of the festivities of the Mare de Déu de la Salut, the patron saint of the Balearic capital, and which will once again offer a macro-concert, similar to last year's, scheduled for September 5.

Last September, Palma held a macro-concert for the first time as part of the Patron Saint's festivities, headlined by BLOND:ISH and WhoMadeWho, and which was free and open access, reports Europa Press.

New residential project in Son Pardo

Furthermore, the Board has approved this Wednesday the bases and statutes of a Strategic Residential Project (PRE) in Son Pardo, with a forecast of building more than 250 homes, 154 of which will be public housing. This is the eighth PRE approved by the City Council after Son Puigdorfila, Son Güells, Son Ximelis, Son Cladera Nord, Cas Pastors, Son Toells, and Es Pontet.

On the other hand, the Governing Board has annulled, by order of the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), a classification made within the scope of the General Plan of 2023, as rustic land of a plot of 33,500 square meters through which the passage of the discarded Trambadia project was planned. Martínez has described this plan, developed during the previous legislature, as "disastrous" and has assured that "all it does is cause problems for citizens".