At night the dark bicycle lane from Tempisque Street to the outskirts of the Ajijic is a safety hazard for dozens of cyclists and pedestrians.
Nighttime view on the bicycle path near Villa Nova driving west of Ajijic Photo: Sofía Medeles.
Sofia Medeles (Chapala).- Lighting will be completed along the bicycle path in Ajijic from Tempisque Street to Villa Nova, said Maximiliano Macias Arceo, who oversees the delegation office.
Last week, public lighting personnel from Chapala evaluated the lighting, wiring and material needs for lights to be installed along the bicycle path.
The Director of Social Communication, Elizabeth Oropeza Silva, added that the agency is already working on connecting the lights, and that the work will be completed this week. She stated that the lighting has been completed from Francisco I. Madero Avenue at its intersection with Hidalgo Avenue, in the municipal capital, to the Chapala-Jocotepec highway, at its intersection with Tempisque Street where the streetlights end.
There have been frequent daily complaints on social networks from citizens wondering why it has taken so long to connect the lights since the work appears finished.
Semanario Laguna made a tour of the area observing that it is quite dark. Cyclists who were passing through the area said they had very limited vision and felt they were at risk of being in an accident.
«From the three bridges it is already very dark and dangerous, because on this side people use the bike path as a sidewalk. They don’t see us, and we don’t see them. There have already been cases of bicycles colliding with pedestrians, but there hasn’t been a major accident. An accident could happen, because someone trying to dodge could get into the road and another accident could occur. Hopefully the authorities will act soon,» shared Andrés, a native of Ajijic, who frequently uses the bicycle path.
The Jalisco government has been in charge of the bicycle path construction that began in October 2019. The first stage of 8 kilometers from Chapala and to Ajijic was delivered in August 2020 with an investment of 58 million pesos.
Translated by Nita Rudy
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