SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, December 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Natural Environment and Security Management area of the Cabildo de Tenerife has made improvements in the second semester in more than 600 kilometers of the island’s network of trails, allocating 567,271 euros to a commission with the public company Gesplan for the elimination of risks in their tracing.
According to the councilor of the area, Isabel García, this is the first time that the Cabildo has dedicated a team specifically to the revision and improvement of trails, “always taking into account the environment in which they work and respecting at all times the characteristics of the area “.
On this occasion, work has been done in 137 specific locations, in which risks and deficiencies in safety have been identified, work has been done to readapt and improve through the construction of concrete walls, placement of handrails, placement of chains, widening path box, clearing, small masonry works, placement of risk signs (directional, caution, closures, prohibitions, etc.), construction of stairs, speed bumps or removal of landslides.
“The Tenerife Trail Network has approximately 1,200 kilometers. With this initiative and after receiving reports on the state of these roads, we have set up a team to improve those points where people’s safety was compromised,” he said. indicated the counselor, who highlighted the work carried out by this “very complete team of professionals whose role is new in the work strategy of the Natural Environment Management area”.
These works that are carried out from the Natural Environment area complement the usual ones that are carried out in the different natural spaces. “However, it is important that the population respect and be aware that the maintenance of these roads must begin with their proper use,” said Isabel García.
Currently, according to data from Tenerife Tourism, approximately 580,000 tourists visit the island in order to go hiking, not including all island users, “so the network of trails is not only an infrastructure that must be preserved, but must be safe for users of the same “, highlighted the counselor.
