The Security and Emergency Consortium of the Cabildo de Lanzarote informs on Wednesday of the road closures that will occur on September 14 and 15, as a result of the events that will take place in Mancha Blanca on the occasion of the end of the Los Dolores festivities.
The affected roads will be:
LZ 46 (Tiagua – Mancha Blanca): from 8:00 p.m. on September 14 to 12:00 a.m. on the same day, it will be open only in the Mancha Blanca to Tiagua direction; remaining closed in the opposite direction, Tiagua – Mancha Blanca, so vehicles that want to get to Mancha Blanca are recommended to use the LZ 20 (Arrecife-Tinajo).
LZ 409 (Mozaga – La Vegueta), known as El Peñón road, will remain closed to traffic from 12:00 p.m. on September 14 to 12:00 a.m. on September 15, the day of Our Lady of Los Dolores, given the forecast of a large number of people walking towards the Mancha Blanca hermitage on the occasion of the big day of the festivities.
LZ 58 (Masdache – La Vegueta) will remain closed to traffic from 12:00 p.m. on September 14 to 12:00 a.m. on September 15, the day of Our Lady of Los Dolores, from kilometer point 4.6 to 5.890.
Concert day
“The closures seek to guarantee road safety on a double day that is expected to have a large influx of public to Mancha Blanca, coinciding with the double concert on the 14th, with the participation of singers Melendi and India Martínez, which will be followed by the traditional verbena; while on the 15th it is tradition for many people to walk to Los Dolores on the occasion of the island festival and the religious events that will take place during the day that will conclude with fireworks”, says the president of the Security Consortium, Marcos Bergaz.
“The Consortium, responding to the request of the Tinajo City Council, is collaborating with the necessary device to guarantee mobility on this double day”, Bergaz points out.
Special public transport service
The Cabildo de Lanzarote recalls that a special public transport service has been enabled, buses as taxis.
Thus, on Thursday, September 15, a special service is enabled at 01:30 hours and two more at 03:00 hours, as well as another return service after the musical performances at 03:30 hours with itinerary (Tinajo – Arrecife): Mancha Blanca – Cruce San Bartolomé – Argana Alta – Arrecife Bus Station.
And on the same Thursday the 15th, when the events conclude with the Eucharist, the concert and the fireworks, there will be a special service at 9:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Taxis
As for taxis on Wednesday, September 14, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, taxis from the rest of the municipalities may provide their services in Mancha Blanca, to meet the increased demand that will exist.
These services will be carried out thanks to the collaboration provided by the different taxi associations of Lanzarote and their respective municipalities, such as the Ajei Tamia cooperative, Sociedad Cooperativa Norte y Sur, and Sociedad Cooperativa San Marcial.
“We hope that the end of the Los Dolores festival will proceed with absolute normality, so we appeal to citizen collaboration and to understand that the measures that are implemented seek to guarantee the safety of everyone”, concludes Bergaz.
