The Quibdó-Medellín transversal, in the department of Chocó, is once again affected by the rains and the instability that is registered in the terrain. The rainfall recorded since the night of Monday, June 25, has generated different landslides, rock falls and the loss of 90% of the banks in the sector called 15 Honda Rod.
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The loss of the bench is preventing vehicular passage, which is why the intervention of the road by YOU SENDwhich is in charge of the transversal.
Given this situation, the Freight Transport Association (ATC) He insisted that President Gustavo Petro has not fulfilled his promise to invest in the improvement of this road, which he committed to during the emergency that occurred on this highway in January 2024, when About 39 people died in the middle of a landslide of Earth.
”500,000 million pesos will be transferred from ANI to INVIAS, so that not only the end of the work can be completed and completed this year, but also what has not been done since it began, which is a job of securing slopes that allows safety on the road. Those 500,000 million this year, partially, on a good stretch of the road and starting from the critical points, will be able to help us guarantee that it is much safer than it is today,” President Gustavo Petro said at the time, when visited the emergency area.
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From the Government of Chocó they recommend Do not take this route until the rains stop and finish the work of removing the material from this road.
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