The president of Tenerife Council, Rosa Davilahighlighted yesterday that the first 100 days of the new island Government, formed by CC and PP, have been marked “by the terrible fire that the Island has suffered” and by “the determination to face the great problems of mobility that the Island has historically had.”
In this regard, he highlighted that “in 90 days we have done more than the previous Government did in four years”, adopting a score of measures and decisions that “allow us to affirm, today, that there is a part of the queues on the Island that have been alleviated, and it is true. We have confirmed that if four or five months ago the queues started in La Orotava, now we see the traffic jam at the height of Tacoronte,” he said.
“We will make mistakes and we will correct them, but what we are not going to do is give up on a problem that not only had the Island collapsed, but also questioned its competitiveness. It was time to address it with determination and not everything is done, but the change has begun and, furthermore, it has begun to be noticed,” Dávila added in this regard.
In this sense, the president recalled the measures that have been adopted in these 100 days in mobility, the last announced is the closure of the Guamasa link with the TF-5, direction Santa Cruz, for eight days, from 07:00 to 08:30 hours , and the diversion of traffic through TF-235, as a pilot test to test its effectiveness. She also indicated that the contract for the removal of damaged vehicles from the highways through a free tow truck service will be launched shortly. Although she pointed out that the “definitive thing will be the incorporation of the third lanes, and in these three months there have been constant meetings” with the Department of Public Works of the Government of the Canary Islands in this regard.
Even so, Rosa Dávila pointed out that “no road or infrastructure is going to solve mobility problems if decisive policies are not applied, which are a challenge,” betting on public transportation.
In this regard, he recalled the measures adopted with the acquisition of new buses and the incorporation of new drivers, and expressed the “determination” of the island Government “to continue with the implementation of guided transportation.”
“We have the determination to expand the tram to the Snowman, and continue expanding in La Laguna until we reach Tacoronte, and the ambition to be able to reach Añaza. There are three lines that could be expanded, and some are already very mature and we can address next year, such as even the Snowman,” he explained.
Fire
On the other hand, the island president highlighted that these first 100 days “have also been marked by the largest fire that has hit the Island and the Canary Islands in the last 40 years”, which was declared on August 15 and is still active. “I would like to highlight the professional value and human quality of those who have been in charge of the fire,” she said.
Likewise, Dávila indicated that “we have an arduous task left, not only of reforestation and securing the soil, and of working to be able to take measures for the next rains, but also a change in reflection and our relationship with the natural environment and with the field”. He also recalled the recent multi-year plan approved in plenary session of almost 30 million for between 2024 and 2026.
In another order of topics, the president also highlighted the importance of having recovered dialogue with the mayors, the Insular Council of Territorial Administration and also with the Government of the Canary Islands. Regarding the regional Executive, Dávila pointed out that “one of the issues that we have pending is the social-health plan that paralyzed the previous mandate and led to the claim of some funds and we are working with the Executive to avoid having to reintegrate them.”
Likewise, he highlighted actions adopted in these 100 days such as the expansion of the budget for the Neighborhoods for Employment program, the recovery of the Tenerife Fashion Strategic Plan 2024-2027 or the new daycare check, with 1.2 million and whose bases will be published on next week, among many other actions.
“This is a solid, strong Government, with a vocation to last,” highlighted the island president.
Dávila prioritizes the third lane in front of the La Laguna ring road
The president of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, stated yesterday that “the third lanes of both the Southern and Northern highways” are a priority, “without a doubt,” ahead of the La Laguna bypass project on the TF- 5, of which he also indicated that “when we arrived we found that the technical reports of the previous Pedro Martín Government were unfavorable to that project.” “The Government of the Canary Islands carried out projects with unfavorable reports from the Cabildo Highway areas and we believe that this cannot happen,” she emphasized.
Even so, the island president pointed out that “we do not rule it out, but we are working with the technicians so that there is a consensus on the best solution and that yesterday [el pasado martes] “I was talking to the mayor of La Laguna.”
“La Laguna has a wound, which is the highway that divides the city in two and we must overcome that wound and in the best possible way, but I don’t know if it will be the variant or with another project,” Dávila added in this regard.
