The council strengthens the slopes on the road between Ayacata and Tunte

 

The vice president and counselor of Public Works and Infrastructure, Architecture and Housing of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Augusto Hidalgo, has supervised the latest work carried out by his department to strengthen more than 170 meters of slopes on the GC-60, on the route that connects Ayacata with Tunte's helmet, and which has involved an investment of 352.373 euros. These works, of great complexity as the road remains open at all times, began last September and will be completed in mid-March.

 

 

 

 

 

The intervention carried out by the Department of Public Works has focused on two points: in the La Plata neighborhood and next to Barranco del Negro. This last point is of special interest to the Ministry since, in winter, when it rains, waterfalls usually occur that attract the interest of residents and tourists who usually park on the side of the road to take images, with the risk that entails. landslides in case of heavy rains.

 

The Public Works technicians explained to Minister Hidalgo that in these two sections there are clearing slopes on the left bank in which landslides have occurred continuously in recent years, and hence they have proceeded to their stabilization and treatment.

 

In the first section, located next to La Plata and with a length of 78 meters and a height between 8 and 15 meters, the rock material has been cleaned