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Engineers point to Fonsalía as the best option for maritime transport

September 20, 2021
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Unanimous support of the presidents of the councils to the Port of Fonsalía

Unanimous support of the presidents of the councils to the Port of Fonsalía

The dean of the College, Emilio Gómez de Azpeitia, briefly details the progress of these conclusions and explains that the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife cannot be among the alternatives that are considered in the face of the saturation problem suffered by the port area and the town of Los Cristianos (Arona). The reason is the organization of the routes by the shipping companies, whose trips link several of the Green Islands with Tenerife. “The Port of Santa Cruz could only be an option from La Palma, which would require an exclusive route.” Therefore, “it is not competitive.”

More objections put the study of the Official College of Engineers of Roads, Canals and Ports to the use of the Port of Granadilla as an alternative to the construction of the Fonsalía project. One of the drawbacks detected is that Increase the duration of the trip by 30 minutes the trip from La Palma, La Gomera or El Hierro. Another difficulty is that this half hour would be used in an «uncomfortable journey» for the user, since the journey from Punta de Rasca (Arona) to the Granadilla dock «does not meet the best conditions for sailing». A third aspect, which also has environmental connotations, is explained with a piece of information: “The sum of that half an hour times the frequencies that are currently carried out with Los Cristianos are equivalent to several trips to the Earth, with all that it entails.”

The shortest distance

The success of maritime connections in the Canary Islands lies “in that they link the closest points of the Islands with the shortest possible routes”. Examples: Fuerteventura-Lanzarote, Gran Canaria-Fuerteventura and Tenerife-Gran Canaria through Agaete. With this argument, Fonsalía is the closest for traffic between the Western Islands “And it would generate some savings compared to Los Cristianos,” explains Gómez de Azpeitia.

From the Official College of Engineers of Roads, Canals and Ports it is valued that “they are the two options to consider for economy, environment, carbon footprint and affections to the marine environment, too.”

“Free access to the Port of Los Cristianos requires concessions in the urban fabric”

Emilio Gómez de Azpeitia – Dean of the College of Engineers


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The study agrees that access to the town and that the port “has become too small” are the serious problems that affect Los Cristianos. But the solution is complex. For example, the embarkation and disembarkation area, as well as the berthing, are insufficient. “The ships that dock today are greater in length than the length of each alignment of the port and greater beam than the docking area.” As a result, there are “complications in ship operations”. The solution is to expand a port included in the Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone (ZEC), which involves complex environmental procedures.

Los Cristianos makes it difficult

Access also has a “very complicated” solution because of the urban consolidation of Los Cristianos. In the case of the underground route that is proposed to connect the mill with the highway, the dean assures that “it can be done, but it is expensive.” Taking into account that the port traffic generated by the port at rush hour represents between 15% and 20% of that which circulates through the town, and that will increase with the development of the partial plan El Mojón, Gómez Azpeitia warns of the complexity of “making urban traffic compatible with the entrance and exit to the highway.” Therefore, to build “free access” to the Port of Los Cristianos it is necessary to “make concessions in the urban fabric.”

  • A CHRONOLOGY OF ALMOST THREE DECADES

    1992

    The Government of Spain is considering building a port on the coast of Guía de Isora.

    2000

    Puertos del Estado grants the Canarian Executive the draft of Fonsalía.

    2001

    With the approval of the Canary Islands Ports and Port Facilities Plan by the regional government, the file is opened to build in Fonsalía.

    2006

    The Canarian Executive describes the Port of Fonsalía as “exceptional public interest” with the unanimous support of the regional Parliament.

    2014

    On December 22, 2014, the Canary Islands Land Management and Environment Commission approved the Environmental Impact Statement (DIA).

    2015.

    The Canarian Government requested the assignment of space in the maritime-terrestrial public domain to build the port on January 30. The response was unfavorable on October 16, 2018.

    2018

    On December 22, 2018 the Environmental Impact Statement expires

    January 27, 2021

    On January 27, the World Cetacean Alliance will declare the Teno-Rasca marine belt as the first Whale Heritage Site in Europe.

    June 9, 2021

    The Autonomous Chamber returned to support the construction of the Port of Fonsalía three months ago by approving, with the only vote against Yes We Can, the Proposal No Law of the PP that urges the Canarian Government to promote said work.

    September 11, 2021

    With the expiration of the environmental impact statement confirmed and with the increase in pronouncements against it, the Government of the Canary Islands and the Council of Tenerife announce the preparation of a study on possible alternatives for maritime connectivity between the Western Islands.

At this point in the analysis, Fonsalía appears, also in the area of ​​the Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone, but with the strip chosen to locate the port free of such protection. The expiration of the Environmental Impact Statement “is the biggest problem.” However, in its favor it has, according to the study by the Official College of Civil Engineers, Channels and Ports, that «the trajectory affects less the ZEC and the cetaceans because it is more perpendicular, which means that the distance they have to travel the ships within the ZEC are less ».

Only for passengers and goods

Emilio Gómez de Azpeitia defines the known project as “top-of-the-line”, as it includes all uses: cruise ships – “it doesn’t make sense, because with the Santa Cruz there is enough to meet the demand” -, fishing – “it doesn’t seem reasonable to locate it in a new port when they are in the traditional ones »- and sports -« Los Cristianos can be reconfigured for it »-. The College’s commitment, “Fonsalía should only be used to transport passengers and goods with La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro.”

But this solution would not materialize before 10 years, so the Port of Los Cristianos must continue to be the maritime connection between the Western Islands in a decade, at least. But the problem will not only persist, but will “become more pronounced,” argues Emilio Gómez de Azpeitia, who states that this will be the case because “we do not have the project to solve access or to expand the port.”

The alternatives, to the Plenary of the Cabildo

At 10:00 am today, the Cabildo will hold an extraordinary plenary session with the appearance of its president, Pedro Martín, at his own request. The objective is to account for the agreement reached by the island government with the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands to study alternatives that improve the maritime connections of Tenerife with La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The document, released on the 11th, establishes the drafting of a study that assesses the alternative of doing nothing and maintaining the current situation, building the Port of Fonsalía project, improving the conditions of the Port of Los Cristianos and its connection. with the highway or move your traffic to the docks of Granadilla and / or Santa Cruz.



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