came the Holy Week and, with it, Colombians begin to leave the country’s main cities for other destinations. For this reason, we tell you the state of the roads in the last days in case of making a road trip.
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In principle, you must take into account that the rainy season It has affected some roads even though Invías reported normality on the country’s main highways.
For the capital it is expected that about 764,644 vehicles leave the city. That is why the authorities have taken measures against the roads that have been affected by the rains of recent days.
For those who leave Bogotá, for the road to Girardot, you must bear in mind that there are 8 sections under construction during the week. This involves intermittent closures and turns to one lane.
Although on Saturday, April 9, a landslide occurred in the La Yucala sector, on the Nile, the road is already open. The sections with difficulty are the Melga variant, where works with slopes are carried out. He too Sumapaz tunnelis working on the slabs and the upper sector of Canecas, develops works on slopes.
Now, in Cundinamarca, the Department’s Risk Management Unit reported that there have been affectations in 491 roads and landslides that have impacted 45 municipalities during the winter season of the year.
Nicolás García Bustos, governor of Cundinamarca, arranged a specialized team for two of the most affected highways: the via Ubate-Guacheta and on the Guasca-Gachalá road, where 21 critical points have been attended.
At the same time, caution is recommended when road that connects Guaduas with Villeta Well, days ago there was a landslide that caused the closure of the highway for around 18 hours.
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Now, as for the infrastructure of Antioquia, three damages have been reported since the weekend. one in the highway between Medellin and Bogota, at kilometer 69 at the height of San Luis, where there is only one lane.
It also occurs in via Medellín-Quibdó, at kilometer 84, jurisdiction of Amagá and on the Medellín-Urabá highway, at kilometer 26, where there is restriction from 6 pm to 6 am all week.
On the other hand, damages are reported in Tolima, where there was a total closure of the road between Ladybug and Ash and it’s still not enabled.
In turn, in the vías La Oriental, Cordiality and the Way to the Sea, which connect the department of Atlántico with the interior of the country, there are no major developments. In Bolívar, for example, two long bridges are now available to travelers.
Its about viaduct over the swamp of La Virgenwhich shortens trips between Cartagena and Barranquilla by up to 30 minutes, and for which, according to the road concession, 16,000 vehicles will be mobilized during the major week.
In it cupcakethe authorities assured that after an accident in the Banana Zone, which left five people dead, life is already enabled normally.
For the time being, Invías has not reported any news on the via La Línea and via al Llano, beyond the normal congestion for the season. In the last one there will be some mobility changes: from 3 pm on Sunday, due to the return operation, there will only be flow to Bogotá.
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In addition, they will have equipment and machinery 24 hours for emergency care.
If you need information about the immediate state of the roads, you can check Twitter @numeral767 or #767 from a phone.
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With information from EL TIEMPO*
