The president said that the National Government has not heard the requests to improve the access roads to its locality.
Mayor of Chigorodó alert of possible blockages of the communities during the opening of Puerto Antioquia
The opening of Puerto Antioquia and the mayor of Chigorodó, Tulia Irene Ruíz, launched an alert to the National Government, the Government of Antioquia and the Puerto Antioquia Consortium Given the possibility of blockages by the community during the start of operations of the sea port.
The president recalled that, repeatedly, they have raised requests to the Ministry of Transportation, to the Government and those responsible for the project, in order to find solutions to the critical situation of road infrastructure that the town currently faces.
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Ruíz warned that the inhabitants of the municipality fear an imminent road collapse, since Chigorodó does not have the infrastructure capacity or a variant that allows to divert traffic of tractomulas and heavy vehicles.
This would force transporters to enter the urban area, What could trigger serious mobility problems and risks in road safety.
Among the biggest concerns, the mayor highlighted the situation of more than 1,500 children and young people studying in two public schools located in the entrance to the municipality.
Minors must move through a sector without cyclorruta or scam, which increases vulnerability.
On the national road, Ruíz said that this is not wide enough and that The existing bridge would not have the ability to withstand the daily traffic of heavy load vehicles.
As a provisional measure, he indicated that the adaptation of a cyclorruta and a platform of approximately two kilometers is projected, although he acknowledged that this does not represent a structural solution and that the construction of a variant is urgent.
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For its part, Anderson Quiceno, president of the Association of Cargo Transporters (ATC), He described as positive the entry into operation of Puerto Antioquia, But it coincided with the concern for the internal roads of the municipalities of Urabá.
He assured that this subregion needs a substantial improvement in its road infrastructure.
The union leader stressed that, Although the roads “are beautiful and in acceptable terms”, they do not have the ability to allow the advancement of more than 10 tractomulas simultaneously, which limits traffic agility.
Regarding Chigorodó, Quiceno warned that the increase in the flow of heavy vehicles after the opening of the port will deteriorate the roads of the urban area in a very short term.
Both the mayor and the president of the ATC urged the National Government, to the Government of Antioquia and the Puerto Antioquia Consortium to take urgent measures to avoid a road collapse and prevent the loss of human lives.
Source: Integrated information system
