The Recebe train of the Cabildo, in collaboration with the Municipality of Tuineje, works to improve the tracks.
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, from the Service of Works and Machinery, these days one of his trains recebe destined to review the margins of the asphalt road Tequital and fix the running surface of the dirt tracks that give access to the beaches of Gran Valle and Jacomar. Areas of special traffic with the beginning of the summer vacation season.
The island president, Lola García, thanks the collaboration with the City Council of Tuineje in the development of the work.
The Island Corporation has programmed these works with its specialized machinery to recover the safety and comfort of these roads, affected by the action of wind and rain, in addition to the traffic of vehicles.
The Councilor for Works and Machinery of the Cabildo, Blas Acosta, recalls that “the Works and Machinery Service, as well as the Road Service, work in coordination with the municipalities to ensure the best safety conditions on the roads of Fuerteventura; it is the top priority of these services of the Cabildo, which operate on both asphalt and dirt roads”.
The councilman of Parks and Gardens, Primary Sector, Mobile Park, Local Police, Heritage and Traffic of the City Council of Tuineje, Jonathan Peña, says that “we rely on the services of the Cabildo to facilitate access to homes and farms in the municipality and thus maintain the quality of life of the residents of Tuineje; the transit of people, but also the movement of the local economy through goods and services, need roads in good condition”.
The objective of the Works and Machinery Service in Tequital, Gran Valle and Jacomar is to provide better access to the scattered houses and farms, as well as to the coastal areas, which experience an increase in traffic at this time of the year.
For this purpose, it uses specialized vehicles such as a water bucket, motor grader and road roller. The combined work of these three types of machinery makes it possible to restore firmness and homogeneity to the wearing course, qualities necessary for safe driving.
These works are part of the Cabildo’s commitment to maintain rural and coastal roads in optimal conditions, especially in areas where access to homes, agricultural and livestock farms and leisure areas on the Majorero coast depends largely on this type of tracks. The objective is to facilitate mobility and improve the safety of those who use these infrastructures, many of which are vital for the economic and social activity of the environment.
It should be recalled that the work of the Cabildo’s Works and Machinery Service’s reclaim trains is constant, planned and cyclical, since most of the island’s tracks are made of earth and require periodic care.