The Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands, Sebastián Franquis, signed this Wednesday the definitive approval of the construction project of the new underpass under the LZ-2 to improve connectivity between the town of Playa Honda and the industrial and commercial area located on the other side of the highway. "This is a project that seeks to alleviate the current Playa Honda link by creating a new one in parallel, an action that has been promoted by the Cabildo of Lanzarote and has been assumed by the Ministry", they explain from the regional Executive.
"After the approval, the process is launched to put out to tender in the coming months these works that will require an investment of 3,290,613 euros that will be paid by the regional Government", they add.
The project, drafted by the Cabildo and updated and adapted by the technical services of the regional Ministry, contemplates the creation of a transversal axis under the LZ-2 that serves as communication between Playa Honda and the Industrial area. It is about creating another underground passage parallel to the current one, but in this case with a design that facilitates both pedestrian and road traffic, favoring pedestrian and cyclist communication.
With this action, according to the project, "it will be possible to free the current roundabouts of access to Playa Honda from a minimum of 9,000 vehicles per day, a traffic density that generates retentions at specific times that also affect the LZ-2". In addition, with the design of the new underpass they hope to "promote pedestrian traffic, through this new axis, from Calle Mayor to the commercial area, regenerating spaces that today are collapsed with vehicles that make a physical and visual barrier for the pedestrian".
"The works, which will be put out to tender in the coming months, aim to execute a new underpass that allows creating a characteristic urban space of more residential areas with sufficient amplitude for the coexistence between pedestrian, cyclist and driver implementing a pedestrian sidewalk of 5.50 meters, a segregated bike lane of 3.50 meters, a green strip of 1.90 meters, and a traffic lane of 5.50 meters", they detail from the Ministry.
In addition, on the LZ-2 road, on the underpass, interurban bus stops will be made in order to eliminate traffic in this link. These stops will be communicated with the underpass through outdoor itineraries.
"In this way, a wide, safe underpass with natural lighting through skylights on the roof will be generated, which will allow both the interior air to be regenerated, as well as providing light and providing greater comfort to the space", they specify, adding that "the vegetation will separate road traffic from pedestrian and cyclist traffic, thus differentiating each transit and providing greater safety in its route", creating "an urban coexistence space, comfortable, safe and easy to travel, which will eliminate the physical barrier that currently exists between the area of mainly commercial character and the urban center of Playa Honda".
