Overview
- The city formally created the Grup d'Impuls i Seguiment del Turó de la Rovira and held its first meeting on Monday to present a short-, mid- and long-term action plan for the búnkers del Carmel.
- In the short term the council will boost Guardia Urbana patrols, reactivate civic agents, expand cleaning crews and deploy mediators to reduce noise, litter and late-night gatherings.
- The municipality has a technical feasibility report for video cameras and visitor sensors, but installation requires a green light from the regional Commission of Control of Videovigilance and other permits that could delay deployment past the summer or into early 2027.
- Local residents received the measures with skepticism and are pressing for tougher steps such as limiting access to people registered in Barcelona or requiring MUHBA‑managed tickets, and they say recent fence upgrades still leave footholds for people to climb over.
- The búnkers are a protected historical site managed by MUHBA that grew into a major sunset-viewing attraction after promotion in the 2010s, and the new plan aims to balance heritage protection, residents’ daily life and the risk of commercial overuse seen at other Barcelona landmarks.