The Battalion of Sappers of the Canary Islands Brigade, supported by the Logistics Support Group (AALOG) 81, The installation work of a Bailey bridge will begin this Monday while the closure of the bridge from San Andrés to Taganana in the rural park of Anaga (Tenerife).
A note from Ministry of Defence indicates that this installation is done request of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, and before the declaration of emergency in which the current bridge is located and while the necessary actions are undertaken to solve the extreme risk and guarantee the traffic safety of the San Andrés bridge.
The Ministry of Defense will install a provisional bridge for the Army to not leave that access path disabled to the population centers of the area, reports in a statement.
The closure of the current bridge would make it impossible to access the Anaga population centers, which are located on the other side of the ravine, in the event that any eventuality arises for which the assistance of emergency vehicles is necessary.
The statement from the Ministry of Defense indicates that this closure would leave as the only access route to these population centers would be through the highway that connects La Laguna with the area, with a journey of at least an hour and a half.
Remember the note that the area affected by the closure of the bridge is within the Anaga Rural Park (Protected Natural Area that is within the Macizo de Anaga Biosphere Reserve), therefore, the absence of a transit route through The access of emergency vehicles in the event of a possible fire that could occur during the summer period due to the existing risk due to the high temperatures that occur in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands on these dates, would make it impossible to contain and suffocate the fire.
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