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pelago and one of the longest road tunnels in Spain. The project involves a high volume of earth to be transported, more than 500,000 cubic meters, so the transit of trucks transporting the excavated materials through the roads in the area will be avoided. All the earthworks will be carried out in a linear fashion inside the tunnels to the dump and quarry areas to be restored, located at the the towns of El Tanque, Los Silos and Santiago del Teide will be im- proved. A dangerous traffic route will be transformed by the high tra- ffic intensity, in a safe and sustai- nable way. The new infrastructure will have a positive impact on the employ- ment and economy of the island. It will improve the productive and socioeconomic fabric of the area, allowing an improvement of the distribution channels of products and services as well as tourism in the region. southern end of the project, in San- tiago del Teide. In this way, distur- bances to the surrounding popula- tions of the project will be avoided. This first-rate and sustainable in- frastructure will make it possible to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and protect the area’s environment. It solves the strong orographic obstacle that the Teno Massif represents for road communications, con- siderably reducing travel times, which from that moment on can be carried out with greater comfort, safety and speed, reducing travel costs, for the towns of El Tanque, Los Silos and Santiago del Teide. With the execution of the project, the road safety of the users and the connectivity of the residents of construction B U S I N E S S 22 B U S I N E S S