The authorities of the integrated system Christ redeemer They keep the border crossing closed from 9:00 a.m. due to adverse weather conditions in the area, which will prevail this Friday.
Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles wait for hours to cross the international pass Christ redeemersince many citizens take advantage of the long weekend to travel between Chile and Argentina.
Although the Christ redeemer was closed preventively, the pass has been disabled for more than two days this week, as a result of snowfallwhich increased the length of the line of cars and trucks, which already reaches about 5 kilometers.
Due to mobility complications, the head of the Border Center, Justo José Báscolo, asked those who have begun to travel through the area to return because they will not be able to pass Uspallata.
The passage remains disabled for all types of vehicles and, due to the fact that bad weather conditions will prevail today, it is not estimated when the border may be reopened.
The forecast indicates that there will be intense snowfalls on both sides of the mountain range, therefore, on the Chilean side, traffic will be interrupted in the Guardia Vieja area, while on the Argentine side from Uspallata.
Although conditions are expected to improve on Saturday, Travelers must wait between 3 and more hours to cross the border and carry out customs and immigration procedures to enter or leave the country.
The closure complicates traffic during the long weekend
The decision to close border harmed hundreds of tourists who, until now, wait for the passage to be enabled to be able to cross between Argentina and Chile, within the framework of the long weekend.
This, since many Argentines had decided to spend their rest time in the neighboring country. Meanwhile, on Thursday a total of 3,700 people left Argentina with delays of up to seven hours to cross into Chile.
