Collserola will reopen, but it will not be immediate or in the short term. The deputy mayor of Security, Albert Batlle, announced this Thursday that the restrictions imposed after the first case of African swine fever was detected in November last year will remain “in effect during the summer months in general.” The PSC councilor empathized with the users of the natural park, but reminded that much is at stake – “the economy of a country,” he said – and urged to follow the rules and comply with the prohibition.
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The mayor of Sant Cugat, Josep María Vallès, requested on Wednesday by letter to the Government a gradual easing of the access restrictions to Collserola, which in some areas have been in place for six months. The total closure in the nine municipalities surrounding the green lung was decreed on March 11. The councilor of the Vallès town asked to balance the health measures “with the physical and emotional well-being” of the residents. Asked about this letter, Batlle embraced the desire to reopen the park gradually: “I share the concern of the mayor of Sant Cugat and his request to gradually adjust the restrictions,” he stated.
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On March 31, the Minister of Agriculture, Òscar Ordeig, stated in an interview with El País that the ban on access to Collserola would remain active until summer. “The technicians will decide,” the Government official detailed then. Batlle, in constant contact with the Generalitat authorities, updated the date this Thursday. And it was not an offhand comment. Twice he responded to journalists regarding the restrictions, and in both cases confirmed the worst forecasts: closed during the holidays.
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