Generalitat boosts Lleida investment to €213M

The Catalan government’s revised 2026 budget increased planned investment in Lleida by €9.8 million, lifting the total to €213 million as the bill began its parliamentary process this week. The updated package keeps the €203 million set out in the February draft and adds about thirty new projects across the province, according to Segre and the government’s budget documents. Another €27 million is counted separately as transfers. The budget was negotiated by the PSC, ERC and Comuns, Segre reported. The February budget presentation had put planned spending for the Vegueria de Lleida at €163.6 million, up 17% from the last approved 2023 accounts, according to the Catalan government. ### Where does the extra money come from? The new spending is due to negotiations since February between the parties backing the budget, Segre reported on May 23. The added projects are to be booked through a new €360 million “fund for the improvement of public policies,” the newspaper said. The revised text leaves the original investment framework in place while layering on the extra €9.8 million. (segre.com) Segre said the increase applies to Lleida’s 2026 budget plans after the bill entered parliamentary processing on May 22. ### Which projects stand out in the new list? Rialp is set to receive €1.6 million for what Segre described as the first indoor swimming pool in Pallars Sobirà, a countywide facility. (segre.com) The same report listed more than €800,000 for a greenway between Sort and Montardit de Baix and €600,000 for a day center and senior facility in Artesa de Segre. The added projects are spread across local infrastructure and services rather than concentrated in a single scheme. Segre said roughly thirty actions were incorporated into the Lleida package in the revised budget text. ### What stayed unchanged from the February budget draft? The February allocations for irrigation remain one of the largest items in Lleida. (segre.com) Segre reported that the budget still includes €52 million for irrigation works, of which €44 million is for extending the irrigated area of Segarra-Garrigues. Conca de Tremp is allocated €2.8 million for irrigation expansion, while modernization works include €2.6 million for the Pinyana system in Lleida and Alcarràs and €1 million for the Canal d’Urgell in Alamús, Torregrossa and Bell-lloc, according to Segre. (segre.com) ### How much is earmarked for transport? Road spending in Lleida includes €8.1 million in 2026 for improvements at the Port de Comiols, with another €15 million planned for 2027, Segre reported. (segre.com) The same report said the Eix Transversal de Ponent has an initial 2026 allocation of €51,769, followed by up to €19.7 million between 2027 and 2029. Road maintenance totals €30 million and includes preventive measures against rockfalls, according to Segre. On rail, the Pobla line is assigned €7.7 million for infrastructure upgrades, while public company FGC Rail is to receive €8.5 million for workshops, offices and station equipment on the Manresa line. ### What does the budget say about rail operations in western Catalonia? (segre.com) FGC Rail is due to take over RL3 and RL4 services from Renfe on the Manresa line later this year, Segre reported. The budgeted €8.5 million for workshops, offices and equipment is tied to that handover. The budget documents published by the Economy Department remain available through the Generalitat’s 2026 budget portal, which still labels the package as a project bill. (segre.com) The Lleida additions reported on May 23 now move with the wider budget through the Catalan parliament’s legislative process. (aplicacions.economia.gencat.cat)