{"id":4551,"date":"2021-04-05T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T22:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2021-04-05T01:18:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T23:18:01","slug":"a-key-project-for-gran-canaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/a-key-project-for-gran-canaria\/","title":{"rendered":"A key project for Gran Canaria"},"content":{"rendered":"
Work on Phase IV of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ring road is progressing at a good pace: after 14 years of work and several interruptions in its execution, the main section of Phase IV is scheduled for completion in 2021. The construction of this phase of the highway, which includes the Tamaraceite-Tenoya-Arucas-Costa section, will connect Phase I with the GC-2 regional highway, linking the island\u2019s capital with the inland municipality of Arucas and providing dual access from the northeast to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.<\/p>\n
Phase IV of this highway is part of the road agreement signed in the 1990s between the government of the Canary Islands and the former Ministry of Public Works. Its conclusion will mean the completion of the Las Palmas ring road, which was started in 1997, which will relieve traffic congestion in the city, and also improve accessibility, providing a dual entrance to the north-eastern access.<\/p>\n
The Government of the Canary Islands estimates that approximately 60,000 vehicles will use the new stretch of road every day<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the government of the Canary Islands estimates that some 60,000 vehicles will use the new section every day, which will reduce traffic congestion at key points in the city such as Plaza de Am\u00e9rica, the Julio Luengo tunnels and the Torre Las Palmas interchange, improving traffic in the vicinity of the capital, with a reduction in travel distances, waiting times and the resulting pollution, a positive effect already noted after the partial opening of a new section of Phase IV in 2016 as far as the Semi-interchange-2 in the municipality of Arucas.<\/p>\n