teide car park upgrades complete

Teide car park upgrades complete after €1.3m investment

€1.3m upgrade for Teide National Park car parks

The Cabildo de Tenerife, through its Department of Natural Environment, Sustainability, Security and Emergencies, has declared the long-awaited improvement works at the La Ruleta and Cañada Blanca car parks complete. These parking areas sit in the very heart of Teide National Park. The project, funded by European Next Generation EU funds, came to an exact investment of €1,305,688. The state-owned company TRAGSA carried out the work, which has transformed the functionality and safety of one of the park’s busiest areas.

94 parking spaces across 7,500 square metres

The works have created a total of 80 car parking spaces and 14 exclusive bays for coaches and minibuses, spread across an area exceeding 7,500 square metres. The project also included resurfacing 5,110 square metres of roadway and widening 2,487 square metres of pavements. Councillor Blanca Pérez, who heads the department, oversaw the opening alongside Pedro Millán, the island’s director of natural environment.

Accessibility and social inclusion at the fore

Pérez stressed the radical shift in terms of social inclusion. Previously, the area lacked wheelchair access or spaces for adapted vehicles. This deficiency has now been resolved with dropped kerbs and the installation of tactile paving. The Cabildo will maintain permanent monitoring to prevent improper use of the car park and eliminate the mobility problems that plagued the site in the past.

Priority for public transport

Pedro Millán highlighted that the project prioritises parking for public and tourist coaches. This reflects the island corporation’s strategic objective for the future of Teide: to promote the use of collective transport.

Strict environmental criteria and volcanic stone

Given the high level of environmental protection required in a national park, the works were carried out under strict circular economy criteria. The technical management completely ruled out the use of concrete and other polluting materials. Instead, they opted exclusively for reused natural volcanic stone, recovered from previous demolitions and other sections of the park itself. This solution not only ensures the new pavements can withstand the extreme weather conditions at altitude, but also guarantees absolute aesthetic and landscape integration with the Teide environment.

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