The stairs in question are already known on this side of Barcelona as those of shame. They say they are nonsense. Neighbors and merchants from the Fort Pienc neighborhood denounce that the steps that the City Council is building to cross the rails of the union of the two tram lines through Diagonal Avenue, at Castillejos Street, will be so steep that the Most people of a certain age will not be able to climb them. Yes, the stairs are still under construction, but around here many neighbors view the works with a tremendously critical spirit.
“And anyone pushing a shopping cart or a baby stroller will not be able to climb them either,” the Fort Pienc neighborhood association continues with indignation. We'll have to make some huge turns to get to the other side. Before the two tram lines began to be joined, we already had some stairs here, but they were not that steep. “People are very upset with the progress of these works, especially in this section, and the stairs are finally exhausting their patience.”
The neighborhood association has already sent these complaints to the City Council. “We recently met with technicians from the municipal company Bimsa and the Eixample district and we told them that they had to put the steps in a different way and install a ramp. But, despite the apologies, they did not pay much attention to us, so we also contacted the opposition. According to what they told us, these days those from Junts, BComú and ERC will come to see the stairs. Let's see if we can modify the project in this way."
The entity also points out that this section of the works to extend the tram from Glòries to Verdaguer is the one that has the most delays. “The jobs are divided into four utes, and the one from Cartagena to Marina is the one that goes the slowest. In the others they are already paving and putting in the trash cans and lights. They even have the loading and unloading area practically done. Tram tests are supposed to begin in April. At the meeting they also told us that everything will be ready at the end of March, but we have many doubts about it.”
