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Work begins on collapsed road in El Rosario after Storm Therese

Emergency works get underway on unstable slope

Heavy engineering work to stabilise the slope beside the road leading to Bocacangrejo and La Nea beach in the municipality of El Rosario is now underway. The site suffered a partial collapse of the carriageway during Storm Therese back in March, forcing authorities to restrict access and install traffic lights to manage vehicle flow. Now that technical studies have been completed, stabilisation works are being carried out.

The project is being undertaken by the company Traysesa, with consultancy and technical direction from Mareva Ingeniería. “As this is an emergency project, neither the completion date nor the budget have been fixed. It will all depend on how the work progresses and what we find when we dig into the ground,” a spokesperson from the local government said.

Safety measures remain in place

Provisional safety measures remain active. These include a ban on vehicles travelling in the downhill lane, except for residents of Bocacangrejo, and the diversion of access to La Nea beach via Radazul. The affected area has also been fenced off, marked out and signposted to reduce risk to road users. “These measures are strictly preventative and aimed at containing risk. They will remain in place until the works are completed,” added the council.

Midnight collapse during the worst of the storm

It was during the height of the low-pressure system Therese, in the early hours of 20 March, that a section of pavement beside the downhill lane was undermined, prompting a rapid response from municipal services. From the very start, local police and Civil Protection teams cordoned off the area and restricted traffic to residents of Bocacangrejo only.

Coastal damage in Radazul and Tabaiba

The storm also caused damage elsewhere along the coast. The beaches of Radazul suffered more significant damage from the heavy swells, particularly from sand being washed away, while the coastal front at Tabaiba saw less severe effects, mainly affecting garden areas. Fortunately, the boardwalks and sunbathing areas there were not seriously damaged.

Those coastal issues were relatively straightforward to resolve, but the slope collapse is a far more complex problem. Work to repair the coastal damage has included levelling and spreading sand on the beaches at Radazul, as well as replacing gravel in various garden areas in both Radazul and Tabaiba. In the weeks that followed the incidents, paving slabs that had been ripped up by the force of the sea on the Radazul promenade were also replaced. Meanwhile in Tabaiba, rubber protective coverings were installed on the steps leading down to the sea to improve safety for visitors.

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