The long lines of vehicles continue in San Cristóbal, Táchira state, to fill up with gasoline. The situation impacts urban mobility because free movement is hindered by rows of cars.
The persistent queues in San Cristóbal, Táchira state, to buy fuel generate vehicular disorder and affect the transportation service in some areas of the city. There is concern in the community because the reasons that generated the crisis are not known.
This Tuesday, October 14, the wait worsened with the presence of vehicles from 3:00 in the morning with drivers who risked waiting for hours, begging for their service station to be included in the daily dispatch schedule.
According to reports from infocitizens, at 6:45 in the morning uncertainty reigned because they had already placed cones in some stations such as Libertador, to limit the number of vehicles to be served. However, the kilometer-long lines were maintained in the hope of being able to equip.
The situation also impacts urban mobility because free movement is hindered by rows of vehicles.
Among the cases mentioned, stations such as Ana Even, on Carabobo Avenue, and Zerpa, on 14th Street, stand out, whose lines converge on Carrera 10 at the height of Iutepal. The space for vehicles to circulate is significantly reduced and drivers must pass with extreme care so as not to brush against another car.
Another road artery that is congested due to the number of vehicles circulating and the line of cars, which even form in two rows, is on 19 de Abril Avenue, especially near the Don Bosco school. The same thing happens in Barrio Obrero.
Public transport and its passengers also suffer the consequences of long queues. Several stops are blocked by cars, such as on Libertador Avenue and in Las Lomas. This situation forces users to unload and load dangerously in the middle of the road. The city seems to be trapped in the cycle of waiting for a tank of gas.
The schedule for filling gasoline is not met
Many of the complaints from Tachirans are focused on non-compliance with the schedule established and published by the authorities in charge.
Users claim that, although the schedule indicates that service will be from 6:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon, there are stations that close the same morning, others at noon, and a few stay until the afternoon.
This behavior produces anxiety in vehicle owners who choose to get up earlier every day. The mere fact of placing a cone on the roof of a car causes anguish and despair.
According to reports from infocitizens, at 12:45 in the afternoon the Esmeralda service station was closed, and at 1:30 pm Carbe, on Marginal del Torbes avenue, stopped serving. At 12:43 noon the Las Lomas station had a cone, but maintained attention.
The people of San Cristobal who were waiting to equip the gasoline tanks reported which stations the fuel was arriving at. “With the possibility of supplying at the following service stations that have already decanted or are doing so. Cars: Las Lomas, 19 De Abril, 2×3, Carabobo. Motorcycles: Unidad Vecinal.”
They report that in the states of Mérida and Zulia, for example, there is no problem in the supply of fuel. Those responsible for the Fuel Desk have not issued statements on this issue.
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