What is changing in Puerto del Carmen?
The Ayuntamiento de Tías (the municipal council) has announced temporary road closures in Puerto del Carmen. The reason is plant-health treatment of the town's trees, according to the title of the notice.
We could not find out the streets, days or times. The notice on the council's website would not open, and the page showed a server error.
Residents and commuters should expect short disruptions, according to the summary of the notice. Whether the council plans diversions or parking bans is not confirmed.
If you are driving a hire car, leave extra time and follow the signs on the spot. Exact times appear on the council's website and in its traffic alerts on social media.
How did earlier closures in Tías work?
The council closed Calle Salinas in Puerto del Carmen from 07:00 on Saturday 2 March 2024 until the work ended. La Voz de Lanzarote reported that it cited the “conservation and safety” of the palms.
The council apologised to residents and workers. It named no alternative routes.
In this programme, the council announced such closures on the day itself or shortly before. They began in the morning and lasted until the job was done.
Why is Tías treating its trees?
On 25 September 2024 Tías began cleaning, treating and restoring its palms. The first phase covered around 200 palms on Avenida de las Playas, and the rest of the municipality was to follow.
Mayor José Juan Cruz blamed fungi and the Diocalandra beetle, which he said had killed many palms. Environment councillor Carmen Rodríguez added the long drought and said each tree is assessed and treated individually.
According to the reports, Podas Tasaigo, FCC and the council's Vías y Obras department (roads and works) took part. The work consists of pruning, endotherapy (injection into the trunk against the beetle) and felling dead palms.
An island-wide plan against Diocalandra frumenti is under way. It rests on an agreement between the Canarian government and the Cabildo de Lanzarote (island government) for 2022 to 2026, worth two million euros, split equally between the two sides.
How big is the beetle problem on Lanzarote?
On 30 December 2025 the Canarian government said the project had run since September 2023. In 2025, 20,372 palms were inspected, and 80,666 in all on Lanzarote and La Graciosa.
Nearly half of Lanzarote's palms are infested, according to that statement. It reports 8,915 treatments by endotherapy and injections in 2025, and 10,878 since the end of 2024.
Traps with attractants are catching fewer adult beetles, the statement says. It gives no figures for Puerto del Carmen in the information available.
Who decides on closures, and who pays?
Tías town hall orders local road closures, as it did for Calle Salinas. The Canarian government and the Cabildo set the technical line and fund the island plan.
On 20 August 2025 Tías said it would look after the palms around Hospiten and the LZ-505 with its own money. The mayor blamed the “inaction of the Cabildo”.
The council accuses the Cabildo of failing to treat, water and remove dead palms. No statement from the Cabildo is available in the information we have.
For the palms near the Punto Limpio (recycling centre), the council cited 35 treated and 10 felled. Between the LZ-505 and the Hospiten access road, it reported 40 treated palms and 108 dead ones removed.
What is still open?
The council has named no streets, dates or times in the information available. The contractors and costs of the current measure are not confirmed either.
No costs were published for the earlier Tías work either. It is also unclear whether the treatment covers only palms or other tree species too.
“Fitosanitario” means plant-health, that is, treatment against pests or fungi. Whether pedestrians must keep their distance depends on the notice, which would not open.