THE HOMELAND | Risaralda
The inhabitants of Las Margaritas sectorin the jurisdiction of Risaralda (Caldas), they took the road yesterday Pacific Three concession to demand the construction of a roundabout and an elevated bridge at the intersection between Belalcazar, Saint Joseph and Risaralda.
Those affected argue that at this site There have been at least 12 deaths in a year and a half due to road accidents and that is why the work is necessary.
The last case occurred last holiday weekend. The married couple Jaime de Jesús Restrepo and Luz Nelly LargoInhabitants of Villamariadied at crash in his car against an Arauca Company bus.
The accident occurred at the intersection where the protest is taking place, near the Thessaly tunnel.
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Marta Suárez is a community leader from Araucacorrection of Palestine. She says that she has been affected by the lack of speed bumps at this point on the road and also narrates that a year ago he had an accident at this point of The daisies and, as a result of the fall, he suffered a fracture of the femur and hip.
Other inhabitants of Araucaa populated center near the crossing, joined the peaceful takedemand the restoration of the Carbon soccer field and the removal of the idlers or sleepers and the train scrap of the La Carrilera sector of the township.
The Communications area of Pacific Three informed the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), entity to which it corresponds makes the bridge and the roundabout.
Alexis Melchor, organizer of the protest, commented that the takeover was peaceful, with intermittent closures for one hour. He warned that if they do not provide a solution in 15 days they will block the road.
Pedestrian bridge
In the sector of Long street (Risaralda), also via Pacific Three, The students and the community of this sector requested to build a pedestrian bridge.
On March 4, they began the work called ‘Long Street Pedestrian Bridge‘, whose progress is 40% and would be ready by next August at the latest.
In this section of the road, concrete support piles, access ramps, a main structure in structural steel, urban planning and landscaping. On these days central supports are adapted and then continue with the metal structure and finish with the assembly and painting of the structure.
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Among the sector of Long street and the Fortunato Gaviria bridge have been presented 12 dead and 24 injured in the last year and a half.
They ask to adapt speed reducers and put more signaling and demarcation of the road.
They think
Edgar Gallego, from Arauca
We demand to build a pedestrian bridge and signage.
Gustavo Ríos, from Anserma
Since 2018 we have asked for a pedestrian bridge and they have not built it.
Adriana Hernández, from Arauca
We demand the constitution of a pedestrian bridge.
Rubiela Reinoza, from Manizales
Eight days ago there were two deaths who were friends, that’s why we asked for the work.
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