Arriaga points out that “with this pedestrian route, which will involve an investment of 255,082 euros, accessibility, safety and comfort are improved for those who go to the Titsa stops located next to the North highway.” The Minister of Mobility adds that “it is about improving the coexistence between road traffic and pedestrians, thus reducing the risks of being run over and accidents.”
The insular director of Mobility, José Alberto León, adds that “in the area of this junction, pedestrians have to cross next to the roundabouts that channel traffic from the entrances and exits to the junction and then join the existing pedestrian paths. Although the area around the junction has sidewalks on Calle El Acebuche and Avenida de Las Palmeras, it lacks a safe pedestrian path with minimal dimensions to connect both sides of the highway. A problem that will now be solved.
The construction of these paths has an execution period of six months. Among the works to be carried out, in the final section of Calle El Acebuche, the existing section of sidewalk will be continued, so that it runs along the margin of the roundabout. On the bridge that crosses the TF-5, to give continuity to the pedestrian itinerary along the right side of the road, the width of the right sidewalk will be increased, moving the lanes to the left, demolishing the sidewalk on the left side and reducing the width of the lanes at three meters each. This will make the sidewalk on the right bank 1.50 meters wide and safer and more comfortable.
