SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, September 6 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Department of Public Works, Housing and Mobility of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the Vice-Ministry of Infrastructure, published this Wednesday the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) the resolution by which it undergoes the public information procedures and consults the study project for the implementation of the BUS-VAO -ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) lane of the TF-5 highway, between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Orotava.
After its publication in the BOC, local corporations, entities and affected persons may present allegations, observations and queries to the Vice-Ministry of Infrastructure of the Government of the Canary Islands within a period of thirty business days.
During this period, the project documentation will be available on the website of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility, at the following address: www.gobiernodecanarias.org/obraspublicas/carreteras/pciudada…
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.
This type of road will allow traffic to be managed through the exclusive use of the left lane at times of greatest demand, for the circulation of buses, taxis and high-occupancy vehicles, without there being physical separation from the rest of the road, allowing the circulation is much more fluid than in the rest of the lanes, relieving congestion and vehicle delays, while the rest of the time it functions as a normal lane, the Ministry reports in a note.
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.
The implementation of this lane represents a real 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 set by this department for the present legislature.
