The MTOP announced last November the restoration of the route, which has not yet begun.
Fioroni warned that the radial — about 3 kilometers and national jurisdiction — “is key” for access to Nueva Helvecia and the connection with routes 61 and 2, a corridor to the coast and the General José de San Martín International Bridge. He pointed out that it supports intense daily traffic of cars, buses, trucks and agricultural machinery, but the concrete pavement, built in the first half of the last century, has collapsed.
Alejandro Fioroni (Photo provided by his secretariat)
The most critical point is in front of the Colonia Switzerland Free Trade Zone, where a transverse fracture generated a gap that was filled in and turned into a donkey’s back, without structural repair. Today the sector has impassable areas and has caused accidents, including the accident of a honey truck last year, he indicated.
Furthermore, “on rainy days, mirrors of water form that aggravate the risk,” especially at night.
Given this situation, the Board decided to peremptorily raise the request to the MTOP and inform the Municipality of Nueva Helvecia.
