From the Department of Public Works of the Arrecife City Council, they wanted to respond "to certain neighbors" that the narration of their complaint "does not agree with reality" about the execution at night of the works surrounding the Agustín Espinosa Institute.
Between October 9 and 10, Monday and Tuesday of last week, and at night, to minimize inconvenience, the works to remove cobblestones that had been sunk for years on a section of the avenue, next to the intersection of Coronel Bens street, and the resurfacing works on a section of that road, and the intersection with La Porra street were carried out.
The Arrecife City Council, through the Department of Public Works, certifies that "it was informed in advance" of the execution of these works, both on official City Council networks and in the media. Among them, La Voz de Lanzarote published the news on Monday morning (the information was sent to the media during the previous weekend, and social networks were informed four days in advance).
The works began at 9:00 p.m., in a "planned manner." Pastelería Lolita closes at 8:30 p.m., and Heladería Fresco d'Italia removed the chairs from the terraces after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, October 9. The operators of the company awarded the works waited for the removal to begin the work of cutting and removing the cobblestones.
There are no garages for vehicle access in the work area, and the area of streets under construction had closure fences for works. That neighbor, author of the complaint, revealed that it posed a "risk of danger due to being run over, collision or confusion due to going in the opposite direction." The entire action was done at night, as there is an institute on the street, and with closure fences on Coronel Bens, La Porra and a section of Canalejas street.
He continues describing that complaint, from a citizen who is not identified, that "some establishments on the street have had to "close" due to the discomfort generated and "not being able to offer a good service" to customers, as is the case of the Mexican restaurant La Lupe." The reality is that the establishments in the area "had already closed prior to the start of the works," due to their usual hours. And that La Lupe restaurant does not have terraces. Their work could continue without them having to close. So much so that the operators who worked on those days bought water there to drink.
Regarding the complaints from neighbors to the Local Police, the City Council points out that "the reality, and demonstrable, is that the Local Police was present in the area on the night of Tuesday, October 10," both "a patrol car and a motorcyclist" from the Arrecife Local Police. One of the vehicles was poorly parked on the corner of La Porra and Coronel Bens streets, next to the IES Agustín Espinosa. The vehicle was removed from the public road, by the crane, and at night, as it was parked in an area for ambulances.
According to the municipal forecast, the works were carried out on the nights of last Monday and Tuesday. The first of the days to remove the sunken paving and assemble the borders on a section of the avenue. The second night the resurfacing work was carried out, and the road was opened in the early hours of the same Wednesday.
The Department of Public Works recalls that all public works "generate inconvenience and discomfort," but not always the "story of those complaints, by some neighbors, coincides with the reality of what happened." The City Council is "aware that noise and discomfort were generated to some neighbors." Some inconveniences that could "be greater if the work was carried out during school hours due to the presence of the oldest institute in the city," on that road, and that has been the main priority. From now on, access to this area is "safer" because the "severe damage" existing in parts of the pavement has disappeared.
Finally, they add that "as it is proven, there was prior planning" in the execution of these works and the citizens were "warned in advance," through the informative media. "Arrecife is a city under construction, it is being modernized." Some works that revert to the "improvement of the entire city and for the common good of the majority of its residents and visitors," concludes the City Council.
