The Tías City Council demands that the Government of the Canary Islands tender the project for the duplication of the LZ-40 road as soon as possible between César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport and Puerto del Carmen, a work that has been delayed for several years and whose necessity is evident with the identification of the road with Accident Concentration Sections (TCA), with sections of risk higher than the average.
The municipal council regrets that the regional executive "has not expedited the award and implementation of this project despite including it every year in its general budgets."
For 2027, a budget of 5,109,639 euros is foreseen, but for 2026, one million euros less had been allocated and no progress has been made; the same happened in 2025 with the same amount but without tender or start of work. In all previous years, since 2021, budget allocations have been included in the budgets of the Autonomous Community for this road, whose construction project has not yet been resolved.
The LZ-40 road is one of the roads with the highest volume of traffic and accidents in Lanzarote and its design requires adapting complex interchanges and resolving environmental impacts, but the Government of the Canary Islands has not advanced in the necessary procedures for its award and execution, despite having announced that the tendering processes would take place at the end of this year.
For the Tías City Council, this project "is not a simple asphalt expansion, but a vital safety infrastructure and a critical socioeconomic axis for Lanzarote." The primary objective is to reduce accidents, as the duplication will completely eliminate the risk of head-on collisions through the installation of a central separation median.
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