Adeje is starting work on a project to widen Avenida Tinerfe El Grande, one of the main routes into the town centre, with the aim of easing congestion during the busiest parts of the day.
The works cover the stretch between the TF-1 motorway junction and the roundabout providing access to El Galeón.
The project is being carried out by Adeje Town Hall’s Works and Services Department, headed by Councillor Epifanio Díaz Hernández.
More lanes and a new cycle route
The project will be carried out in two phases.
The first involves widening and redesigning Avenida Tinerfe El Grande itself. The second will focus on reorganising the roundabout at the entrance to Adeje and widening its south-western side.
The new road layout will increase capacity from one lane to two lanes in each direction.
It will also include:
- A four-metre central reservation
- A two-metre pavement on the left
- A 3.5-metre cycle lane on the right
- A four-metre pavement on the right
- Raised pedestrian crossings
- Tactile paving for improved accessibility
The work has been designed alongside a planned pedestrian and cycle route connecting the Miraverde pedestrian bridge with the entrance to Adeje town centre.
Tackling the afternoon rush
According to the traffic study carried out for the project, the avenue currently handles between 7,500 and 8,500 vehicles a day, depending on the direction of travel.
The busiest period is between 13:00 and 14:00, which isn’t particularly surprising given the combination of school traffic and people finishing work.
Once the project is fully operational, currently expected in around two years, technical estimates put the average traffic volume at up to 12,000 vehicles per lane per day.
Around 5% of the traffic is expected to be heavy vehicles, including buses serving schools and sports activities.
More than just widening the road
The project also includes drainage improvements, replacement of sewage pipes and new street lighting.
Landscaping will form part of the work too, with palm trees and other trees planned along the central reservation.
So it isn’t simply a case of adding another lane and hoping everyone gets home a little quicker.
€3 million project
The overall construction period is expected to be 16 months, with 10 months allocated to the first phase and six months to the second.
Phase I has a construction cost of €1,834,898.33, while Phase II is estimated at €554,428.86.
The combined estimated tender value is €3,042,330.30.
The council says the project is part of a wider effort to improve mobility in areas where it has responsibility, with further initiatives currently at the drafting stage.
If all goes to plan, one of Adeje’s more familiar traffic headaches should become slightly less familiar.