Around 200 people gathered early Monday morning in the Burgos neighborhood of Gamonal to stop machine operators from resuming a construction project that has deeply divided the city.

“Gamonal does not want a boulevard!” chanted the protesters, who were slowly joined by other residents and onlookers under the watchful eye of 10 police patrols.

The large police turnout is a result of three straight days of street protests against the conversion of Calle de Vitoria into a boulevard, which will mean losing car lanes and parking spots in favor of a bicycle lane and an underground parking, at a cost of eight million euros.