Tenerife Adjusts €1.4 Million El Pris Drainage Project to Keep Main Road Open

The Tenerife Island Council and the Tacoronte local government have updated their emergency plan for El Pris to better manage the area's hydraulic infrastructure. Following a meeting this Tuesday with the El Sargo Neighborhood Association, officials announced that the €1.4 million project will be adjusted to ensure the town’s main road remains open during construction.

The project was launched to address drainage issues and structural damage caused by Storm Therese last March. While the core of the work—installing new collectors, manholes, and erosion protection along the TF-165—remains essential for flood prevention, engineers have found a way to reduce the size of some pipes. This change is key, as it allows the town to keep the main road accessible, with only minor, well-signposted closures expected.

This decision follows direct feedback from local residents, who emphasized the importance of keeping the road open during the eight-month construction period. While the main plan is set, engineering teams will continue to refine the details in the coming days. Meanwhile, the Tacoronte City Council is working to secure the necessary land permits to ensure the project can proceed fully.

The Island Council has made the project a priority and has already begun preliminary work on the upper sections of the road. First introduced in August, the project is a necessary response to the increasing frequency of intense rainfall, which has overwhelmed the town’s outdated drainage systems. The collaboration between the authorities and the local community highlights the challenges of upgrading infrastructure in dense, coastal areas where space is limited.