The Cabildo launches the largest landscape regeneration and road safety project on the TF-1, costing over three million euros
The Government Council has greenlit the contracting of restoration and rehabilitation works for the Mirador de la Centinela, investing 1.4 million euros
The Government Council has approved the tendering of one of the largest landscape regeneration and road safety initiatives on the Southern motorway. This was announced by the President of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, accompanied by the island’s Vice-President, Lope Afonso, at a press conference held today (Wednesday).
Rosa Dávila explained that, with “this significant intervention, we are taking another step towards improving the TF-1 and its surroundings, in addition to the recent investment of 30 million euros for the rehabilitation of the road surface on the Southern motorway in the sections of Arico, Fasnia, and Güímar. We want to ensure that our primary routes are in optimal conditions for all drivers.”
The project will take place on the slopes located at the height of MercaTenerife, on the right-hand margin heading south, in the stretch between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the junction with MercaTenerife. The works entail an investment of 3.3 million euros and have an execution period of eight months.
The landscape improvement encompasses an area of nearly 60,000 square metres in a strategic location, as it is the first impression received by users entering Santa Cruz de Tenerife from the south of the island. This project aims to provide a more pleasant welcome, aligned with ongoing efforts for the rehabilitation of the TF-1 surface.
Furthermore, the Government Council has approved the contracting process for the restoration and rehabilitation works at the Mirador de la Centinela located between the municipalities of San Miguel and Arona. These works represent an investment of 1.4 million euros and come with a nine-month execution period.
The rehabilitation of the Mirador de la Centinela is a long-awaited initiative, with collaboration from the Government of the Canary Islands and the municipalities of San Miguel de Abona and Arona. The rehabilitation project aims to activate and enhance a resource that possesses significant potential both from a heritage perspective—given its location in the area of greatest archaeological uniqueness and diversity on the island—and from a socioeconomic standpoint. Consequently, the proposal includes the adaptation of the entire property and the establishment of an interpretation centre on its lower level, linked to the archaeological heritage of the Abona region, specifically focusing on the rock art sites.
Additionally, the Government Council has approved the call for applications and the regulatory bases for grants to municipalities on the island with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants or dependent public entities, to implement projects that promote sexual, family, and gender diversity policies in the insular territory. The total amount allocated is 60,000 euros, with the objective of advancing public LGBTIQA+ policies.
Similarly, the Council has authorised the public company Gesplan to carry out the service of recovery of protected and threatened species in the island of Tenerife. The project is estimated at around 600,000 euros and will extend until November 2028. The aim is to undertake conservation work for species such as the Pericón dove, Picote de El Sauzal, Jarilla de Agache, and other protected species, as well as the recovery of the dragon trees on the island.
In the area of Culture and Museums in Tenerife, the extension of the Cultural Infrastructure Plan 2016–2028 has been approved today, which will officially be renamed the Cultural Infrastructure Plan 2016–2029. This decision responds to the execution difficulties that various municipalities have expressed regarding the completion of already funded projects. The aim is to allow municipalities to rearrange annual budgets and execute pending projects without the risk of losing funding, thereby ensuring the achievement of the plan’s objectives.
