The works, with an estimated investment of 2.7 million euros, will allow work on the section between kilometer points 0+368 and 4+479 of the Hermigua right bank road.
Curbelo emphasizes that the works are “essential to guarantee the safety of neighbors, vehicles and essential services that use this road.”
The Cabildo of La Gomera carries out emergency actions on the CV-3 road, located on the right bank of the Hermigua ravine, after the damage caused by Storm Therese. The intervention will be carried out in the section between kilometer points 0+368 and 4+479, with the aim of restoring the stability and safety of this road infrastructure.
The president of the Cabildo, Casimiro Curbelo, reported that the action has a total estimated budget of 2,699,385.30 euros. “We are facing a necessary and unpostponable intervention, because the current state of the road poses a risk to the safety of people, vehicles and services that travel on this road,” he stated.
Curbelo explained that the CV-3 gives access to numerous residents of the municipality of Hermigua, including the towns of Las Nuevitas, Llano Campo, Los Pedacitos and Los Barranquillos, in addition to access to the Pescante. “This road has an essential function for the mobility of residents and for the provision of basic services, so we must act with the utmost diligence to reduce risks and guarantee adequate traffic conditions,” he said.
The rains associated with Storm Therese have aggravated problems that the road was already experiencing with landslides, drainage deficiencies, scours, loss of stability in existing walls and conditions on the platform.
Comprehensive works on 4 kilometers of the road
The planned actions include slope stabilization work, clearing and sanitation, installation of support systems and dynamic barriers, as well as longitudinal and transversal drainage works. The reinforcement and reconstruction of support walls, the replacement of pavements in the affected areas and the necessary interventions to eliminate the serious and imminent risk to circulation are also contemplated.
This action is added to the set of measures promoted by the Cabildo in the island road network after the passage of Storm Therese, such as those already planned on the GM-1, GM-2 and GM-3 roads, aimed at stabilizing slopes, replacing protection elements and improving safety conditions in different points affected by landslides and erosion.
