The trial runs of the dedicated bus route to Las Teresitas continue, and, from today until this Sunday, this route will once again be operational as an experiment until the end of August. The objective is to encourage the use of public transport by beachgoers travelling to the capital’s beach, thus alleviating the traffic congestion that occurs at the entrance to the town of San Andrés, especially on sunny days.
The Mobility Councillor, Evelyn Alonso, highlighted yesterday that the bus occupancy figures, when compared to times without the bus lane, show that “more than 20,000 additional bus passengers have been recorded with this initiative, representing a 6% increase in the number of passengers opting for public transport to access San Andrés and the beach.”
In addition, the councillor mentioned that “during the weekend when the bus lane was inactive, the users of line 910 (Interchange-Las Teresitas) were 7,201 passengers on Friday, 6,104 on Saturday, and 6,313 on Sunday; whereas last weekend, when the lane was operational, the line served 7,646, 7,035, and 6,135 passengers.”
On her part, the councillor for the Anaga region, Gladis de León, emphasised that “the objective is to enhance the mobility and accessibility of San Andrés residents, as well as to improve connectivity among the residents of the Anaga towns and villages, reducing traffic congestion towards the beach.”
Titsa emphasised that “the passenger occupancy figures for these two weekends with the bus lanes have been highly positive, with line 910 seeing increased frequencies.”
