Puerto Plata.– In the morning hours of this Friday, December 12, a truck knocked down one of the railings of the bridge about him San Marcos Riverlocated at the west entrance to the city of Saint Philip of Puerto Plata.
The incident occurred when the heavy vehicle, loaded with construction materials, suffered a mechanical failure after a hydraulic hose ruptured, which prevented the driver from maintaining control, according to authorities.
Agents of the General Directorate of Traffic and Land Transportation Security (DIGESETT) went to the scene and organized the traffic flow to avoid congestion.
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In addition, a technical commission from the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the National Office for Seismic Assessment and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings (Onesvie) immediately inspected the condition of the viaduct.
The provincial director of Public Works in Puerto Plata, engineer Manuel Moore, reported that the damage was limited to the west-east railing of the bridge.
He assured that the repair will be carried out as soon as possible and that, after the technical evaluation, it was determined that the bridge structure was not affected, so it does not represent a danger to traffic.
