Initially, the arrangements between the Poblado and Aguacatala stations may be delayed for eight days, as a result of scour.
It is the second day after the emergency of the Medellín Metro, at the Poblado and Aguacatala stations, in the south of the Aburrá Valley.
A team of 60 people remains in the area and continues to work in an articulated manner. with the Metropolitan Area and the Secretary of Infrastructure of Medellín, with the commitment to quickly solve the mobility problem.
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However, the manager of the Metro, Tomás Elejalde, indicated that if the rainfall continues, The work is likely to last more than 8 days.
Regarding the rains of the last few hours, These caused the overflowing of the La Hueso and Altavista streams, causing the level to rise in the Medellín river, in jurisdiction of the 4 south bridge, precisely where the emergency occurs.
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In relation to the work, Elejalde explained that for this day the corresponding material has already arrived that will be used to plug the filtration of the Medellín River.
While all that is happening, The impact of mobility is truly complex: the Medellín Metro estimates that, per day, more than 140,000 people are affected by the suspension from the Poblado and Aguacatala stations.
One of those affected is Jhoana Villa, a citizen who, according to her, the Metro company has had serious communication errors. Well, the contingency plans have not worked. She assured that today she arrived at the Poblado station and really found herself lost to continue her journey south.
Otherwise, what the Medellín Metro indicates, explaining that the contingency plan has Metroplús buses available to transport affected users free of charge.
Finally, in terms of pedagogy, the Medellín Metro, first, calls for the patience of users and, second, reiterates that the bus capacity that it currently has at its disposal does not really satisfy mobility one hundred percent.
Well, the Metro explains that a single car can transport almost 1,800 people, a capacity that would require more than 20 buses to equal. However, the problem is not only one of capacity, but also one of time: while a train can cover the journey between stations in just over three minutes, the same bus journey would take considerably longer.
Source: Integrated Information System
