The consul major of Canillo, Jordi Alcobéis convinced that there is “sufficient elements” by reach an agreement with the two owners who stand firm in opposition to Tibetan Bridge Cable Car. “We opt for consensus and the will to dialogue and to reach an understanding. We have patience and we will see if we will achieve it or not, but this is our will”, said the president in statements to the media yesterday.
The consul prioritizes the “willingness to dialogue” with the owners
Two owners of affected land for the project in they refuse to cede the right of overflight to the common on their estates. Without this agreement, the corporation could still go ahead with the equipment, but would have to declare it of parochial interest and start an expropriation procedure with financial compensation. The consul, however, wants to avoid this scenario at all costs. “Any solution other than reaching an agreement is worse, longer and more expensive“, he remarked Alcobé The owners reluctant to the mechanical widget have repeatedly stated that they refuse to sign an agreement with the common and that they do not share the project.
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Alcobé consider the cable car an infrastructure key to improving the transport service to access the tibetan bridge pit would bring more tourists to the facility and make the Mereig road safer, since currently travel has to be done by bus.
The income shows “a positive evolution of tourist activity”
The Tibetan bridge and the viewpoint of the Roc del Quer have accumulated between January and October a turnover d‘1,957,933 eurosthe 9.5% more than in the same period last year. The Tibetan bridge has generated 1,544,010 euroswith an increase of 5%, while the Roc del Quer has reached the 413,923 eurosthe 30.2% more However, if the first three months of the year, during which the viewpoint was closed in 2025, are excluded, the combined growth is around 7%
The Tibetan bridge and Canillo in the background.
The influx of visitors also maintains a positive trend, with a cumulative increase of 6.9% The behavior has been “especially favorable” during the months of September and October, coinciding with several festive bridges a Cataloniathere was the Spanish state, like theSeptember 11the Mercy and the October 12, which have contributed to favoring visits, as the municipality emphasizes in a press release.
The corporation emphasizes that the result “confirms the positive evolution of tourist activity and reflects the good response of visitors to these two infrastructureswhich continue to contribute to strengthening the tourist offer of the parish”.
The director of the services of tourist promotion of the Canillo valleys, Sir Puigpositively assesses the results achieved and points out that “the data confirm one favorable evolution of the activity and the good response from users. However, we will continue to work to increase the attractiveness of our facilities”.
Discovery of the commemorative plaque.
A NEW PARKING LOT TO SERVICE THE MERITXELL AREA
The project responds to the need to expand parking spaces in an area that registers one significant influx of visitors throughout the yearespecially in dates designated as the Meritxell festivalthe September 8 The car park will operate as a blue zone without a barrier.
The Consul General, Jordi Alcobéhe admitted to reporters’ questions that the number of parking spaces in the parishia – close to a thousand – does not cover the demand completely “on very specific days” of the high season, especially in winter. However, the president does not consider it advisable to build more parking lots and opts for other solutions, such as encouraging rotation.













