The necessary device to ensure the safety of the Santa Cruz Carnival It is specified in the deployment of more than 500 police officers, a staff that will be especially concentrated in the four days planned for the celebrations in the streets.
The Local Security Board, held this Wednesday at the City Hall of Santa Cruz de Tenerifehas addressed the challenges in this matter that the exceptional celebration of the Santacrucero Carnival events will entail during the coming month of June.
The mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Manuel Bermúdez, stated in a statement that “it will be a massive celebration, obviously because of the dates on which it will be held; also because of the desire that many people have to have fun after this period of pandemic ”.
Parallel to the reinforcement of security, a public transport device has been designed with increases in buses from the North and South, as well as the urban service; adding tram operations and with the support of taxis so that the Santa Cruz Carnival takes place in the best possible way.
Along with the National Police and Civil Guard endowments on the island, reinforcements will arrive from Gran Canaria and aerial means and the work of specialized units will be added, both for the programming of the events and on the days of maximum fun in the city.
The Civil Guard, responsible for security in the port area, is going to establish a permanent 24-hour service in the maritime terminals, during the four days of Carnival in the street, since an increase in services and frequencies of companies is expected passenger shipping lines.
More surveillance cameras at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival
The Traffic detachment of this body has also confirmed the carrying out of macro controls on the access roads and exits of the city.
Another of the measures adopted has to do with the expansion of the network of video surveillance cameras that are usually put into operation, provisionally, during carnivals.
In addition to all the available templates of the Local Police and the National Police, security on the streets will be completed with the provisions of the Tenerife Firefighters Consortium and the work of Civil Protection.
During the day of June 23, the bonfires of San Juan will coincide with the start of the Carnival and the Burial of the Sardine, which will force a redistribution of troops, adds the note.
According to the City Council, another fundamental pillar of the Santa Cruz Carnival will be the public transport device.
The operations and security representatives of Metropolitano de Tenerife explained the device prepared for the festivities that, although it looks like similar ones from previous carnivals, involves a greater logistical and work effort.
It is intended to achieve an average frequency that will be around ten minutes at the height of the festivities; The end of the route and the security closure in the Plaza de La Paz will also be reiterated; and the daytime service to the Ángel Guimerá stop. As in previous years, the National Police will accompany the trams on part of the routes.
Regarding TITSA, due to the concentration of the party, all security personnel at the Transport Interchange will be reinforced; A specific island plan has also been evaluated to measure the necessary services to meet the demand of the thousands of people who will come to Santa Cruz on those days from the North and South of the Island.
It is quantified that these lines will be increased by up to 40 percent compared to the usual offer in order to offer the best service at the Santa Cruz Carnival.
