The president of Guaguas Municipales, a councilor, strongly defended the MetroGuagua project and warned about the consequences of Coalición Canaria's potential withdrawal. This political party, through its general secretary in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, had expressed its intention to halt the work if it came to power.
“"Whoever abandons this project harms the strategic interests of the leading city of the Canary Islands."
The councilor stated that the MetroGuagua is a strategic project for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He criticized the Canarian Government's intention to withdraw from section 3, the Vegueta section, which involves relocating the GC-1 on land reclaimed from the sea, considering it an attempt to "steal 50 million from the city."
During a plenary appearance requested by Vox, the councilor explained that the project has three pending sections: Vegueta, where Coalición Canaria's abandonment is situated; Hoya de La Plata, with its project almost completed; and the Santa Catalina underpass, which requires reformulation due to changes in the construction system. The Rafael Cabrera section was not mentioned.
The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council has already invested 43 million euros in the MetroGuagua. The final cost is estimated to exceed 182 million euros, due to "brutal increases in material and labor costs, as well as the expansion of projects to improve the city."
The spokesperson for Vox, a councilor, expressed opposition to the project, arguing that the cost has doubled and that more economical alternatives exist to improve connectivity with neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the Guaguas Municipales councilor indicated that the City Council has not calculated the cost of abandoning the project, despite questions from a Partido Popular councilor regarding delays and escalating prices.
