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The Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville underwent a major transformation that turned it into one of the country’s top sporting venues following a renovation completed in April 2025 to host the Copa del Rey final, which also made it possible to expand capacity to 70,000 spectators. The stadium is now preparing for a new round of work aimed at solving one of the venue’s biggest problems in the exterior areas, which currently look badly run-down, while also improving safety amid crowding at fan access points.

To this end, the Andalusian government has launched an urgent investment plan to improve, adapt and revitalize the exterior spaces, allocating a total budget of 575,000 euros, and has scheduled the various works with a maximum execution period of two months.

As confirmed by the Ministry of Culture, Historical Heritage and Sport of the Regional Government of Andalusia and the stadium’s own management, the strategy will involve technical planning that will make it possible to move forward simultaneously on three main fronts: cleaning and gardening work, civil works, and the repair of key infrastructure.

Goodbye to the run-down image around La Cartuja

The works planned under this fast-track program will give the area around the stadium a renewed urban image. Measures include resurfacing the southern esplanade, repairing damaged paving, renovating inspection chambers, and concreting over planter beds currently out of use. Brush clearing and tidying of landscaped areas will also be carried out, along with the removal of certain sections of the perimeter fencing, all to recover underused spaces, correct unevenness and damage, and improve both pedestrian and vehicle circulation.

One of the main projects will be the renovation of the southern esplanade, located next to the south entrance and the climbing wall. This intervention will affect an area of approximately 5,100 square meters and will include leveling and preparing the ground, grading the surface, laying new asphalt, and adjusting slopes to ensure proper rainwater drainage. This specific project will have a budget of 190,000 euros.

A meticulously planned project to improve public access

La Cartuja has established a precise sequence for each work area: initial marking-out and cleaning, dismantling and civil works, curing and checks, and finally detailed cleaning together with final landscaping, which will avoid carrying out finishing work before completing tasks that generate dust, debris or material movement, and will ensure safe alternative routes for users throughout the duration of the works.

In addition to improving the appearance of the surrounding area, the program will address needs directly linked to the experience and safety of venue users, since repairing tiles, subsidence and inspection chambers will reduce risks along pedestrian routes; integrating unused planter beds will expand usable surface areas; and the selective removal of fencing will improve pedestrian flow and allow for more efficient crowd distribution, while at the same time keeping access strictly controlled for authorized vehicles.

The expected result is a safer, more accessible, more functional external urban layout ready to handle large crowds, thanks to the recovery of spaces and an effective improvement in urban and landscape quality. In addition, the coordinated execution of these measures will make it possible to move forward quickly and rigorously, reinforcing Estadio La Cartuja’s role as a benchmark complex and as a key piece of infrastructure serving Seville and Andalusia.

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