Cruz Roja Avenue refurbishment

Key features

The project is the complete redevelopment of Cruz Roja Avenue and Jorge Montemayor, Doctor Jiménez Díaz and Manuel Villalobos streets in Seville. This intervention is part of the LIFE WATERCOOL project whose objective is to accelerate urban transformation by demonstrating the efficiency of an integrated concept of urban water management with lowering effects relevant to stochastic events, creating a healthy and coexistence space for the neighbours.

Water is considered the key element of the project, and therefore different SuDS techniques are incorporated to promote runoff retention and infiltration at source, which significantly reduces the volumes and peak flows received by the drainage network. The project includes rain gardens, permeable pavements, and soakaways as the main SuDS techniques.