The president of Council, Rosa Davilaannounced yesterday investment of 90 million euros in works that will contribute to decongesting Los Cristianos. The works to be carried out consist of the burying of Chayofita Avenue, the construction of the Interchange and the adaptation of the entrance and exit road to the town. She announced this yesterday during an institutional visit to Arona, in which she was accompanied by the vice president, Lope Afonso, and the counselors Águeda Fumero, Eulalia García, María Candelaria Padrón and Blanca Pérez.
The project of burial of Chayofita Avenue It tries to contribute to definitively solving the traffic collapse that the port activity generates in Los Cristianos. In this regard, Rosa Dávila assured that “from the Cabildo we have acquired the commitment to award the project to bury this road, which entails an investment of 90 million euros, since it also includes the work to have the interchange, as well as as an improvement intervention on the TF-655 highway, access to Los Cristianos.
During the work meeting, which members of the island Government held with the mayor, Fátima Lemes, and part of the municipal government team, Dávila highlighted the role of Arona in the region. «The South has historically felt abandoned and we want to repair that feeling, acquiring concrete commitments and working hand in hand with the municipalities,” said the president.
Security problems focused part of the meeting. Dávila assured that “the Cabildo, in tune with the requirements of the City Council, will be the voice that demands more security resources».
The island vice president, Lope Afonso, highlighted that “this is the inauguration of a new stage of close collaboration between the Arona City Council and the Cabildo». Taking into account that «Arona is the third municipality of Tenerife in terms of population and budget, and the second in terms of number of tourist beds”, Afonso defended that “a tourism strategy cannot be developed without having Arona.”
In this framework, he announced that the Cabildo will promote «recovery projects for quality tourist areas, especially in those places that have suffered greater wear and tear. The intention is “to work hand in hand with the City Council to restore the attractiveness of these areas thanks to public investment and strategy.”
Fátima Lemes valued the support of the Cabildo as “fundamental for the development of Arona and the region” and highlighted that “we address the situation of projects that will involve a historic impulse for this municipality and the region.
