Tías Council is calling on the Canarian Government to speed up plans to widen the LZ-40 between Lanzarote Airport and Puerto del Carmen, citing safety concerns and years of delays.
The council says the project is urgently needed because the LZ-40 is one of Lanzarote’s busiest roads and has several accident hotspots where the risk of crashes is higher than average.
Despite receiving funding in the Canarian Government’s budgets every year since 2021, the project has still not gone out to tender or started construction.
A budget of 5,109,639 euros is planned for 2027. However, one million euros less was allocated in 2026, with no progress made. The same happened in 2025, when funding was included but no tendering process or construction work began.
The project involves widening the road, adapting several complex junctions and addressing environmental concerns. The regional government had previously announced that the tendering process would take place by the end of this year.
Tías Council says the improvements are important not only for traffic but also for the island’s economy and road safety.
The main aim is to reduce accidents by installing a central barrier to separate traffic and completely eliminate the risk of head-on collisions.
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