The mayor of Garachico, José Heriberto González (CC), thanks to Tenerife Council its commitment to commission the drafting in 2022 of the project to improve and expand the TF-421 highway, which is the only alternative route to enter or exit Isla Baja when maritime storms affect Avenida de the Villa and Port, or the landslides force the closure of the TF-42, which connects the Isla Baja with the town of Icod de los Vinos.
González recalls that after the flooding of the avenue last Friday, December 24, he asked the competent authorities to undertake “immediately” the necessary projects for the expansion and improvement of the TF-421 highway, which connects Garachico with The Tank via the cliffs of La Culata. This road serves as a direct access to the Insular Ring of the populations of the Lower Island and also as a “way of escape and of entry and exit in the event of closure of the coastal road as a result of rockfalls or severe maritime storms. in Garachico, as happened in November 2018 ».
The mayor of Garachico proposes that another exit to Isla Baja be enabled to avoid expropriations in Las Cruces
“Through conversations and negotiations with the island authorities, we have achieved that, through an amendment, there is an initial allocation in the budgets of the Tenerife Council for the next year destined to the writing of the project. A document that must also solve the problems as it passes through the neighborhoods of San Pedro and Las Cruces“, As explained by the mayor, who has raised the possibility that” another exit to the Baja Island to avoid expropriations in that last neighborhood.
José Heriberto González (CC) publicly shows its appreciation to the island president, Pedro Martin (PSOE); to the vice president of the Tenerife Council and Highways Councilor, Enrique Arriaga (Cs); to the insular counselor of the Presidency, Aaron Afonso (PSOE), and the insular director of highways, Thomas Garcia, for maintaining “a fluid dialogue” and for responding to the requests made from Garachico.
