The Generalitat's 2026 Budgets for the first time include a specific allocation of 9 million euros to promote the anti-flood green corridor in l'Horta Sud. This infrastructure, considered one of the most ambitious actions of the Plan Endavant, aims to reduce flood risk in the region following the Dana event on October 29th.
Specifically, the regional accounts allocate 7 million euros to initiate the first land expropriations and another 2 million for drafting the necessary technical projects. Although no on-site construction is yet foreseen, the inclusion of this budget marks the transition from planning to administrative execution of a project set to transform part of the metropolitan area of València, making it more resilient to floods.
The funding is part of the budget of the Directorate General for Environmental Quality and Education and will enable the acquisition of the necessary land to develop the floodable park project. This initiative will require several years of execution but now takes a decisive step after largely overcoming the technical planning phase.
According to sources from the Conselleria de Medio Ambiente, Infraestructuras, Territorio y de la Recuperación, the forecast is that the first expropriations could begin processing by the end of 2026, once administrative procedures are completed and technical work related to the project advances. The commencement of land acquisition will effectively launch an action considered strategic for the protection of l'Horta Sud.
The initiative involves creating a network of floodable spaces, green corridors, and water retention areas distributed across 18 strategic sectors of the metropolitan area. Initial expropriations will focus on the Alfafar-Paiporta and Quart-Manises sectors, as well as municipalities such as Torrent, Benetússer, Massanassa, Catarroja, and the area around La Torre.
The green corridor will cover nearly 180 hectares, with its primary objective being to create spaces capable of absorbing and retaining large volumes of water during extreme rainfall events, thereby reducing pressure on more vulnerable urban areas. The key novelty in the 2026 Budgets is enabling the start of land acquisition and progress in drafting construction projects.
