The works have required an investment of 3 million euros, coming from the Canary Islands Development Fund.
Antonio Morales, president of the Insular Corporation, emphasizes that the Institution has invested 40 million euros in projects in the municipality in the last two years
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The President of the Gran Canaria Island Council, Antonio Morales, the Mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Concepción Narváez, and the Deputy Minister of Public Works of the Canary Islands Government, Gustavo Santana, today inaugurated the new Avenida de la Unión Europea (European Union Avenue), formerly the GC-500 highway, in the San Agustín area. The project, which involved an investment of nearly 3 million euros from the Canary Islands Development Fund (FDCAN), was a collaborative effort between the Island Council, the Canary Islands Government, and the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council.
Antonio Morales has highlighted that, for the Cabildo, his decisive contribution to this “singular work of great relevance for San Bartolomé de Tirajana has been fundamental. A highly demanded initiative, which responds to a need of the population and which provides the town with greater fluidity and safety in traffic, in addition to gaining green spaces and areas for sports, walking and, in general, for recreation. enjoyment of citizenship.”
Morales has also highlighted that the Insular Corporation maintains a continued collaboration with San Bartolomé de Tirajana, where, "in the last two years, the Cabildo has invested more than 40 million euros in, in projects that have already been inaugurated, that are in execution or that are in the adjudication process,” he assured. Specifically, he has mentioned the Tony Gallardo Park, whose expansion is already being worked on; the leisure and sports area also culminated in El Castillo del Romeral; as well as other proposals that are being worked on, such as the new Market or Annex II. “It is the sum of the efforts and the investment capacity of the Cabildo, to distribute it throughout the entire island territory, hand in hand with the municipalities,” he stated.
The President of the Government of Gran Canaria has also highlighted the close inter-institutional cooperation maintained by the Island's Cabildo and the town councils. “It is the municipalities and the councils that are generating the economy, through the awarding of public works,” he said. . “In the last year, the volume of public works has increased in the Canary Islands by 73% and, until last August, local corporations had awarded projects worth 456 million euros,” he stressed. ”And, in the case of Gran Canaria, the Cabildo coordinates, assumes and participates in close to 70% of the investments that are currently being made in the island territory and, in terms of processes of awarding and carrying out projects, now "We are boosting the economy of the Island with more than 800 million euros."
For her part, Concepción Narváez commented that the new European Union Avenue “is a clear example of what we want for the development of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, for it to be a modern, current city that works for sustainability and accessibility, and in accordance with the demands of both residents and tourists.”
The mayor has highlighted two aspects that she believes are essential in this investment: “It is a park-way, with all that this entails in terms of open spaces, elimination of architectural barriers, sports recreation, green spaces, rest and enjoyment in such an enclave. wonderful as the coast of San Agustín, in addition to the fact that the investment has generated economy and employment in the municipality,” he emphasized. ”And it is also an example of coordination, respect and loyalty between public administrations. In this case, the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and the City Council itself, who have been working from minute one in this mandate with a common objective for the interest of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.”
The first Deputy Mayor of the town, Samuel Henríquez, has stated that “San Bartolomé de Tirajana is in luck, because, through funds from the Fdcan, we inaugurate this open space, with which we open spaces for walkers, athletes and green areas , and we unite the residential city with the tourist city, the homes with our coast.”