Agencies/Gabriela Gulesserian. The Vice-Ministry of Infrastructure, dependent on the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility of the Government of the Canary Islands, published yesterday in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) the resolution by which it undergoes the procedures of public information and consult the study project for the implementation of the Bus-Vao-Its (Intelligent Transportation Systems) lane of the TF-5 highwaybetween Santa Cruz and La Orotava.
This type of road will allow traffic to be managed through the exclusive use of the left lane at times of greatest demand, which will be reserved for the circulation of buses, taxis and high occupancy vehicleswithout there being physical separation from the rest of the road.
This will allow circulation to be much more fluid than in the rest of the lanes, relieving congestion and delays, while the rest of the time it will function as a normal lane.
This distinction will be carried out through the use of dynamic signage, variable information panels and light beacons, which will be activated at times of highest traffic. Likewise, according to the project, license plate capture cameras will be implemented to support the correct functioning of the reserved lane. After its publication in the aforementioned bulletin, local corporations, entities and affected persons may present allegations, observations and queries to the Vice-Ministry within a period of 30 business days.
During this period, the project documentation will be available on the website www.gobiernodecanarias.org/obraspublicas/carreteras/pciudadana/index.html
The project, promoted by the General Directorate of Road Infrastructure, proposes the layout and construction of the third lane on the TF-5 highway with a variant of layout in the curves of El Sauzal and implementation of the Bus-Vao-Its lane in a section of 34 kilometers, which runs through the municipalities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava, which represent the 54% of the island’s population and host 63% of Tenerife’s jobs.
According to the document, after analyzing the complete situation of the TF-5, it can be concluded that there are two areas with common congestion problems. One of them is at the Padre Anchieta junction, during the afternoon rush hour, which spreads to the highway in the direction of Santa Cruz, a fact that is aggravated by intense traffic from the TF-2 and from Santa Cruz in the direction of Santa Cruz. North, and by the reduction to two lanes on the Airport interchange.
The second is during the morning rush hour, when traffic jams occur near the Guamasa junction heading north to Santa Cruz and regularly reaching the El Sauzal curves and, sometimes, much further away.
For its part, in Guamasa there is a significant incorporation of traffic that joins that already coming from the North area.
A real, low-cost, flexible and sustainable solution
The implementation of this lane represents a real, low-cost and flexible alternative to facilitate access to large cities and also promote the use of public and collective transport, in search of more sustainable mobility, one of the strategic objectives that The department is marked for this legislature.
