The initiative to join Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the capital’s Port, by constructing a bridge that would connect Plaza de España with the waterfront, is drawing closer to becoming a reality.
The Minister of Territorial Policy and Historical Memory, Víctor Ángel Torres, pledged yesterday to present this goal to the Tourism leader, Jordi Hereu, next Tuesday, thereby fostering a funding agreement to execute this project, which “would transform the city’s landscape.”
Torres stated that the development, requiring an investment of €70 million to be shared among the Spanish Government, the Canary Islands Government, the Cabildo, the Port Authority, and the City Council, “is an exquisite endeavour. That is why I am confident that we will reach an agreement to materialise it.” Therefore, “I will persist with Hereu, who will soon visit the Canary Islands, to collaborate and implement this project through the same financing mechanism used previously with Los Charcos de Valleseco.”
The former Canarian Government president disclosed this information while visiting the Port Authority of Santa Cruz and the newly inaugurated area of Los Charcos, where he discussed pertinent issues with Ports’ president, Pedro Suárez, and Santa Cruz’s mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez.
Suárez expressed gratitude to the minister for “his receptiveness to the proposed projects and his readiness to reach agreements. We have conveyed all our concerns to him, and unequivocally, he attends to the task,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, Bermúdez anticipated that, “within a few years, Santa Cruz will boast of this structure. We have a Canarian minister, so we anticipate his support,” he highlighted.
The future connecting wharf would encompass the new cruise terminal, the maritime ferry terminal, commercial zones, and a nautical marina.
Additionally, Torres revealed that the Port’s border checkpoint will prolong the hours of the phytosanitary inspection service to weekends and holidays following the recruitment of new staff.
