The head of Aprocam assured that there are 4,000 trucks waiting to cross into Chile

The owner of the Truck Owners Association (Aprocam)Ricardo Squartini, said that although in the different parking lots that exist in Mendoza to wait for open the Passage to Chile About 2,700 truckers are waiting, At least 1,300 more need to arrive in the provinceThey are those who, even having clearance of the merchandise through Customs, waiting in their place of origin.

“This is already crazy”the referent qualified this Friday, in dialogue with “Informe Nihuil”. So far, there is no information about a possible reopening.

“We have come praising Viality in the previous cutswhen the route was kept clear to the mouth of the tunnel, so that when Chile was ready we could immediately begin to circulate. But this lap the clearance has been very slow“, he evaluated.

Squartini stated that With these delays, climatic windows are wasted and the days accumulate. “The route should always be in good condition. This time, the problem has even claimed a couple of lives“, lament.

Content but anxious drivers

Shortly before, Squartini expressed that, although They are attended to and controlled by personnel from the Ministry of Health, Many drivers have already begun to feel anxious about the number of days they have been on the edge of their seats.

Added to the already complex situation was the loss of two drivers who died while waiting for the opening of the Cristo Redentor Pass. -one from Chile and the other from Brazil- due to different health conditions. What happened has made the atmosphere even more tense.

“After so many days we have to take into account that People are starting to get a little nervouseven though we ask you to be patient,” said the representative of the truck owners.

The problem is that, as detailed, when the Pass to Chile opensDrivers’ anxiety about crossing can lead to accidents.

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Criticism of the lack of structural solutions in high mountains

In Squartini’s opinion, that the problem of cuts in the Step to Chile due to storms in the winter has become chronic is the responsibility of successive governments that have never had enough political will to solve it.

This for the businessman It is not just about building a low-rise passageas the Las Leñas Pass is projected to be, but with trying alternatives and strengthening dialogue.

“I wonder how they do it in Canada or the Nordic countries where it snows almost all year round. It is also important to copy from these places, where the crises that we go through every winter no longer happen.”