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The “Distrito Castellana Norte” project is beginning to take shape in Madrid. A major urban development project, very ambitious, which will transform the northern area of the Spanish capital, and which in turn stands out for the innovative nature of the tools, systems and procedures used for its development. Although the remodelling work has only just begun, BIM (Building Infor- mation Modelling) technology has al- ready become a key factor in the wor- ks to adapt the Nudo Norte road axis, the starting point for the actions that will comprise the start of the refurbi- shment of Castellana Norte by the end of 2022. Planning, programming and coordination, as well as decision making, are some of the aspects that this support system will reinfor- ce throughout the various disciplines that comprise the work, whose works are scheduled to last 22 months and which, for now, are on schedule. A comprehensive system Nudo Norte is also the first project that Madrid City Council has carried out using this technique: a compre- hensive management system for buil- ding and civil works projects that will optimise all the processes involved in their development. In this way, the use of BIM technology in the restruc- turing of this enclave will influence several of its phases in a transversal manner: from its drafting, through its construction and subsequent conser- vation and maintenance. In this sense, BIM is intended to have a multidisciplinary effect in its imple - Known as Building Information Modeling, this is a key system that will allow optimisation in the development of works, providing support in decision- making, coordination, intercommunication, reliability in programming and documentation and the exchange of coherent information, ensuring the quality of the construction process. The use of BIM technology in the redevelopment of this enclave will influence several of its phases in a cross-cutting manner: from its drafting, through its construction and its subsequent conservation and maintenance mentation, for example, by ensuring that all the models and areas of action on the site are consistent with each other throughout the duration of the works, thus guaranteeing reliability in the execution of the works at each stage. In this aspect, BIM will also contribute to increasing the quality of the construction process, in which an TIME-LAPSE OF NUDO NORTE I N N O V A T I O N 51 I N N O V A T I O N