The Cabildo of Tenerife will close access to the TF-5 highway from Guamasa and towards the capital of Tenerifefrom 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from October 25 to 27, and from October 30 to November 3, to seek to improve traffic mobility.
The Highway Councilor of the Tenerife Cabildo, Damaso Arteagahas reported that it is a provisional cut of about two kilometers, and traffic will be redirected through the TF-235 island road to exit 12 of the TF-5, El Portezuelo linkfrom where vehicles can join the TF-5 highway.
The cut will not take place on Saturday or Sunday, nor on November 1, which is a holiday, so The measure will be carried out for 7 days.
Dámaso Arteaga has insisted that it is a measure that is adopted from responsibility, with the utmost prudence, and with it The aim is to improve traffic management and greater fluidityas well as reducing accident rates in the area.
The counselor explained that between 06:00 and 09:00, At the Guamasa interchange, about 600 vehicles per hour join the TF-5, that is, about 1,800 vehicles in three hours.
And at the TF-North link, in the old airport terminal, which goes straight towards the TF-5 towards Santa Cruz de Tenerife, About 2,900 vehicles are incorporated, about 1,000 in that time period.
Dámaso Arteaga has acknowledged that the measure is not definitive, since it is necessary to launch other initiatives such as improving infrastructure, but, he added, as soon as the investments arrive, measures can be adopted before expanding to other lanes.
The counselor has asked for the collaboration of the drivers to adopt measures in the face of the “permanent” saturation in the Guamasa area and the airport, and added that, instead of maintaining a passive attitude, it has been deemed necessary to test proposals.
The Cabildo of Tenerife has requested the collaboration of the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, which will have a device consisting of a mobile patrol that will regulate the two kilometers of affected section of the TF-235 highway.
Dámaso Arteaga has commented that this is a measure provided for in the general traffic regulations when it is advisable for reasons of safety or fluidity of traffic.
Doubts among neighbors
The mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrezheld a meeting with the Santa Rosa de Lima Neighborhood Association of Guamasa to know first-hand the neighborhood position regarding the measures announced by the Tenerife Council in the access detours to the Northern Highway (TF-5), which mainly affect this core.
At the meeting, the neighborhood representation conveyed to the mayor “the people’s concern about measures” that they doubt “are an effective solution to the traffic problem.”
«This is not only a problem in Guamasa, but it affects the entire Valle de Guerra area, and a good part of the Northeast Region.», expressed the president of the Association, who also analyzed other mobility problems.
