The ULL agrees to delay the Medicine classes in exchange for two million. This has been announced by President of the Council of Tenerife and candidate for elections to the council for him PSOEPedro Martín, who has reported that he has reached an agreement with the University of La Laguna so that the activity of the first three courses of the Faculty of Medicine begins at 10:00 a.m. in exchange for extra funding of two million euros.
In an electoral act to expose the your party’s plans regarding public transportation has said that the new timetable will come into force the next academic year and with these new resources the Faculty will increase its funds for research and execution of works.
Martín has affirmed that this measure can contribute to alleviate the queues that occur on the TF-5 in the “rush hours” of traffic, as well as continuing to promote the use of public transport, which in the first quarter has grown by 45% and 49% in Titsa and Metropolitano de Teneriferespectively.
Along these lines, he has highlighted the PSOE’s “obvious commitment” to public transportas evidenced by the free service in 2023, to which is added the agreement of the Governing Council of the Cabildo to acquire a total of 249 buses for an amount of 88 million and the hiring of workers in the Titsa company –230 more only in 2022 — to cope with increased demand.
Martín has valued that it is about “latest generation” vehicles that will save 7 tons of CO2 which will stop being emitted into the atmosphere.
The president has also announced that the projects for drive two BUS-HOV lanes between Güímar and Santa Cruz de Tenerife and between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Chumberas, in such a way that work on authorizations will begin shortly, and the signing of agreements with town halls to promote the development of urban transport, in the case of Candelaria. “And we want to sign more,” he commented.
On the complaints of some municipalities in the north with the project of construction of the third lane of the TF-5 He has indicated that “it is necessary” to resolve traffic congestion but at the same time he has shown his willingness to meet with affected groups and town halls –for now Santa Úrsula and Tacoronte are dissatisfied– to “find the best fit.”
