The Highway Police alerted this Saturday for traffic slowed down from kilometer 307 of route 2, in the department of Soriano. It is due to delays in immigration procedures at the San Martín international bridge, in Fray Bentos.
For more than 7 kilometers (from kilometer 307), there is a line of vehicles stopped en route due to delays in immigration procedures to enter Argentina. 99% are Uruguayan vehicles that intend to leave for Argentinaaccording to data from the Highway Police.
Highway Police
There are delays in immigration procedures to enter Argentina
The spokeswoman for the Highway Police, Vanessa Briozo, told The Observer what In migration, the same amount of personnel is working as in usual weeks, but with Easter there are many people wanting to leave the country.
Drivers stopped on the shoulder expressed discomfort due to the hours of waiting. Food and water have been missing for the families that are still waiting to move on to Argentina.
