Work starts this October on a €8.4 million project to widen the GC-1 motorway between La Estrella and Las Terrazas in Gran Canaria. The upgrade will add a fourth lane in both directions and restore access to La Pardilla, easing congestion on a route used by more than 160,000 vehicles a day.
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Adverse weather conditions at Tenerife North airport forced four flights to be diverted on Thursday. Arrivals from Málaga, A Coruña, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria were all affected by thick fog, though no cancellations have been reported so far.
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Spain’s Supreme Court has rejected Gran Canaria’s rule limiting private hire vehicles to one licence per 30 taxis, siding with EU freedom of establishment. The ruling paves the way for Uber and Cabify to launch on the island with 200 new VTC authorisations.
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Spain’s most sweeping traffic reforms in two decades come into force on 1 October, and they will hit e-scooter riders, cyclists and motorists in the Canary Islands hard. Under-15s are banned from e-scooters, helmets become mandatory and drivers must drop their speed by 20 km/h when overtaking cyclists.
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The Canary Islands government has revived the controversial Fonsalía port project in southwest Tenerife, five years after it was abandoned over environmental concerns. The draft sustainable mobility strategy proposes the new passenger and freight port to improve connections with the western islands, but the plan faces strong opposition.
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The Canary Islands has surpassed two million vehicles, giving it one of the highest car densities on the planet. Tourism rental fleets, the lack of interurban rail and the reduced IGIC tax are all fuelling the growth.
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife is bringing back the bus lane to Las Teresitas beach this Saturday and Sunday, from 09:00 to 18:00, to cope with an expected surge in visitors driven by high temperatures. It is the second time the measure has been used this year, after a well-received trial on the first weekend of August.
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Tenerife has given the final green light to its Sustainable Mobility Plan, a €5.097 billion roadmap with 92 measures spanning public transport, roads and electric mobility. The plan aims to cut congestion and emissions but stops short of limiting hire cars in hotspots such as Teide and Anaga.
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Sumar Canarias has rejected the Dora III airport regulation plan, which earmarks €1.8 billion for expanding the islands’ airports. The party argues the investment will fuel mass tourism, deepen the housing crisis and damage the environment.
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Aena has confirmed that no bids were received for the €464 million remodelling of Tenerife South airport, one of the flagship projects of the DORA III investment plan. The Canary Islands Government has voiced concern and called for the causes to be analysed so the works can be put out to tender again as soon as possible.
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