The municipal proposal, affecting 74.3 hectares in the Serralada de Marina, seeks to reorder the campus's growth, concentrating it in the upper part to free up and protect natural areas like ravines and forests. This restructuring will allow for the expansion of hospital capacity, operating rooms, laboratories, and the incorporation of new teaching and research facilities, as well as improving parking.
The plan includes the development of over 7 hectares of new land to create a park at the Torrent de la Carbassa, with spaces for economic activities linked to biomedicine and health sciences. The construction of a student residence, a hotel facility, and offices is also planned, along with the renovation of the sanitation network.
The local government's ambition is to create an 'innovation and research district', similar to Biopol in L'Hospitalet and Esplugues, to attract companies in the sector, such as laboratories and 'startups'. The project allocates approximately 190,000 m² for hospital expansion and 39,600 m² for biomedical research and teaching.
The redevelopment also includes improvements for the Canyet neighborhood, with new roads and the protection of natural areas and listed farmhouses like Can Miravitges or Ca l'Arquer. Five million euros will be invested in urban development for housing construction, and a new rainwater retention basin is planned to prevent flooding.
The initial project, announced two years ago, has undergone technical adjustments, increasing the space for the Institut Josep Carreras and the Institut Guttman. Once the initial modification of the PGM is approved, its final approval is expected to take between nine and twelve months, with a potential initial approval of the expansion project in autumn 2027. The full completion of the works could take around ten years.
