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A new bike lane will run between the Gran Hotel and the Arrecife bus station interchange. Although they had not reported on the project until now, the Cabildo has already awarded it and will sign the re-staking certificate this week to start the works "as soon as possible".
This was confirmed by the Minister of Transport of the Cabildo, Ángel Vázquez, on Radio Lanzarote, where he pointed out that the works will take six months and the investment will be 212,000 euros. The bike lane will mean a big change in the entire Avenida Fred Olsen, which will become two-way.
In addition, the parking spaces in front of the terraces of El Reducto will be removed, although those from the Diamar hotel to the bus station interchange will be maintained, as well as those in front of this infrastructure. The project includes a change of direction in the streets Valls de la Torre and Guenia, which will be "enabled as parking", according to Ángel Vázquez.
The works also include an extension of the street, since the bike lane "will go between the sidewalk and the road", according to the councilor, who said that the project "is very important". "If we want to give initiative to the issues of mobility, which are booming, we must face this bike lane, which is highly valued by tourism," he said.
According to the councilor, this bike lane project was presented to the Cabildo by the Arrecife City Council, and the first institution has been responsible for enabling the budget item and bidding and contracting the works, which he hopes will begin imminently and be completed in six months.