The presence of a cyclone subtropical that touched the country generated change in the normal conditions of life; One of these was the normal traffic on the streets and routes that was affected by the strong winds and the rains. In this sense, the Highway Police asked the population to avoid moving along Route 10 at the height of the department of Maldonado.
In the Caminera statement, it was indicated that the route is not closed. However, he explained that between kilometers 177 and 180 there were beacons to indicate that extreme care should be taken to José Ignacio.
On the route there is foam, sand and water on the street, although it does not seem that it caused significant damage. Along with the Highway Police there are personnel from the Traffic Unit of the Municipality of Saint Charles.
The damages
Until now, Maldonado is the department that has suffered the most in terms of electricity. In total, until the last hours of the afternoon, it accumulated 9,512 interrupted electrical services of the more than 26,000 failures that were registered nationwide.
According to a statement from the Municipality of Maldonado, until noon 11 interventions and inspections of trees and billboards were carried out on public roads in the already indicated context of time.
Likewise, two light roofs were blown up, one at a construction site in Punta del Este and another at the intersection of Calle 12 and Guaraní, in Maldonado. However, no one has been injured so far.
