TF‑1 surface overhaul between Santa Cruz and Güímar

The Cabildo de Tenerife approved the tender on May 13 for resurfacing works on the TF-1 motorway between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Güímar, according to statements from the island government and local media. The project covers 18.3 kilometers of the Autopista del Sur and carries a budget of just over 16 million euros. The council said the works target one of the island’s busiest road corridors, with more than 70,000 vehicles using the stretch each day. (europapress.es) The decision follows the definitive approval of the project in April after a public information period and review of objections. (tenerife.es) ### Which stretch of the TF-1 is included in the works? The 18.3-kilometer section runs between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Güímar, crossing the municipalities of Santa Cruz, El Rosario, Candelaria and Güímar, the Cabildo said. (europapress.es) The island government described the corridor as a strategic section of the motorway network because of its traffic volume and role in connecting the metropolitan area with the southeast of Tenerife. More than 70,000 vehicles a day use that part of the TF-1, according to the Cabildo’s April project approval notice. Rosa Dávila, president of the Cabildo, said on May 13 that the new works would add to resurfacing investment already made in 2025 on the Arico, Fasnia and Güímar section, which she put at 30 million euros. (europapress.es) ### How much money is being put out to tender? The Cabildo put the resurfacing contract out at about 16 million euros, with the works divided into two lots. Europa Press reported the first lot, covering Santa Cruz to El Rosario, at 8.9 million euros, and the second, from El Rosario to Güímar, at 7.2 million euros. The Cabildo’s April notice described the second lot at about 7.1 million euros, reflecting a rounding difference between the two accounts. (tenerife.es) Six months is the estimated execution period for each lot, according to the Cabildo and reports published on May 13. El Día reported that the two lots are intended to limit the impact on traffic while the resurfacing is carried out. (tenerife.es) ### What work will drivers actually see on the road? Dámaso Arteaga, Tenerife’s roads councillor, said the project includes full pavement rehabilitation using bituminous mixes, with a porous wearing course intended to improve grip and reduce noise. The same notice said the works also include an intermediate reinforcement layer to strengthen the road structure. Bands sonoras at the road edges, new horizontal markings with thermoplastic paint, median fencing and renewed information signs at junctions are also part of the contract, the Cabildo said. (europapress.es) The project also includes the use of recycled aggregate from milling work when it meets regulatory standards. (tenerife.es) ### Why did the Cabildo move now? April 6 was the date when the Cabildo said it had definitively approved the project after public consultation and analysis of objections. José Miguel Ruano, the council’s presidency councillor, said the final approval incorporated input received during the public participation process and would support a more efficient and safer intervention. (tenerife.es) May 13 was the next administrative step: approval of the contracting file and the administrative clauses needed to launch procurement. Local reports said that decision formally opened the tendering phase for the roadworks contract. ### What happens next in the procurement process? The next step is publication and competition through Spain’s public procurement system, where contractors can bid for one or both lots. (tenerife.es) The Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público is the standard portal used for such tenders by Spanish public bodies, including island administrations. Six months is the execution timetable attached to each lot once awarded, according to the Cabildo’s project documents and the May 13 announcements. (tenerife.es) The next named milestone is the tender process itself, in which the Cabildo de Tenerife will receive bids before awarding the two resurfacing contracts. (contrataciondelestado.es) (eldia.es)