The deputy for Lanzarote and La Graciosa and insular president of Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista (NC-bc), Yoné Caraballo, demanded explanations and transparency this Friday from the Minister of Ecological Transition of the Canary Islands Government regarding the current status of the environmental and sectoral reports necessary for the repair of the LZ-703 road, affected by the well-known sinkhole at Los Hervideros, in the municipality of Yaiza.
This claim arises from a lawsuit that the residents of the southern town have conveyed to Luis Miguel Valiente, local spokesperson for NC-bc in Yaiza, who has requested that the deputy address this issue in the Parliament of the Canary Islands to clarify the situation.
During his parliamentary address, Caraballo highlighted the profound social and economic impact that this closed infrastructure has been generating since February 2021, especially in the town of El Golfo and in the south of the municipality of Yaiza. "Almost four years have passed since the appearance of the sinkhole, and residents continue to wonder what mystery this endless construction hides," stated the Canarian deputyThe parliamentarian recalled that the sinkhole forced the immediate closure of one of the roads most valued by residents, merchants, and tourists, in an environment of enormous scenic importance such as Los Hervideros and El Charco de los Clicos. Since then, the lack of a definitive solution has caused serious harm to the local economy and the connectivity of the area
Caraballo reviewed the project's long administrative timeline, marked by delays and successive modifications. After the initial rejection by Costas of the first solutions proposed in 2021, it wasn't until July 2023 that the Cabildo de Lanzarote announced the start of procedures for drafting the technical project. In December of that same year, an investment of close to 4 million euros was estimated, a figure that has finally risen to over 7 million in the definitive project delivered in February 2025 by the public company Tragsa.
"We were told that, with the definitive project on the table, the procedures for obtaining sectoral and environmental permits would begin immediately, but ten months later we still don't know the status of those binding reports," criticized Caraballo.During the debate, the Minister of Ecological Transition provided a key piece of information that, according to Caraballo, largely explains the project's blockage: the Cabildo of Lanzarote has not yet requested the mandatory environmental impact report, a fundamental and essential procedure to begin the road repair works. "The residents of Yaiza and El Golfo cannot continue waiting indefinitely. It is a matter of territorial justice, road safety, and respect for a local economy that has been paying the consequences of inaction for too long," stated the deputyCaraballo stressed that without the request for this environmental report, the necessary processing to begin the works cannot be activated, for which reason he demanded political responsibility and immediate action from the Cabildo de Lanzarote to unblock vital infrastructure for the south of the island.