The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council has commissioned the Municipal Urban Management Company, S.A. (GEURSA) to conduct a technical assessment of the state of the promenade at La Laja beach following recent collapses. The objective is to determine the necessary actions to guarantee the safety of the entire route.
The Councilor for Planning, Urban Development, and Housing, Mauricio Roque, explained that once the report's conclusions are known, the Council plans to proceed with the work through an emergency or urgent contract, in coordination with the Demarcation of Coasts.
Roque recalled that the promenade is located within the public maritime-terrestrial domain, which falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Demarcation of Coasts. However, the Planning, Urban Development, and Housing Area recently instructed GEURSA to prepare this assessment following the latest landslides.
The commission to GEURSA includes a descriptive report and a budget for removing the collapsed material and any elements posing an imminent risk of falling. It will also define risk zones for pedestrian traffic due to the promenade's undermining and include technical tests to precisely ascertain the infrastructure's condition.
While the report is being completed, the City Council has been in contact with the Demarcation of Coasts to agree upon and implement the necessary measures, as the intervention requires the approval of this body.
Given Costas's statement that it lacks the capacity to carry out the work, the City Council intends to undertake the necessary actions to secure the promenade along its entire length, through an emergency or urgent contract and in accordance with GEURSA's report findings. These interventions must be agreed upon with and approved by the Demarcation of Coasts.
Once these safety measures are addressed, the City Council plans to draft a project for the comprehensive rehabilitation of the La Laja promenade.
