In mid-December, the Ensanche parking lot in Bilbao will open, with 549 seats

The Ensanche parking lot in Bilbao will reopen in mid-December after more than two years of construction. The new parking lot will have 549 seats spread over five floors: two will be for residents and the other three will be for rotating parking.

Bilbao City Council Mobility and Sustainability Councilor Nora Abete visited the works on Thursday as part of European Mobility Week, which will have two parking entrances to reduce waiting times and outdoor congestion.

Charging points for electric vehicles

34 rotary parking spaces will be equipped with electric vehicle charging systems up to 22 kW and dynamic power management, and users will be able to pay for the parking and energy used on the same card.

In the area reserved for residents, 20% of the seats will have a slow electric charge, and there will also be bicycle areas, both inside the parking lot and in the renovated square.

The parking lot will also be equipped with new technologies to facilitate vehicle traffic and management, including the use of cameras and artificial intelligence systems to detect anomalous situations, poorly parked vehicles or movements that may require supervision, and payment machines will help locate the location of the vehicle.

Plaza, ready for March 2027

Although the parking lot will open in December, the renovated Ensanchez Square will not be completed until March 2027, with a total intervention of 6,900 square meters, of which 3,980 square meters correspond to the square itself.

One third of the surface area will be for green areas and 38 trees will be planted, including oak, beech, maple, strawberries and acacias, as well as three pergolas with a total vegetable cover of 355 square meters.

The aim of this design, according to the City Council, is to make the square a "more pleasant and sustainable urban space" and a climate shelter against heat waves. The new parking will also be linked to the Bilbao Low Emission Zone (ZBE).