Winter is noticeable on the streets of Guayaquil, as well as in neighboring Samborondón, Durán and Daule. Big, deep potholes not only make traffic difficult, they cause accidents and expensive vehicle damage.
On March 12, a motorcyclist accident was recorded on the Prosperina viaduct, in the north of Guayaquil. He fell into a hole, lost his balance and is currently recovering from his injuries.
‘They are no longer potholes: they are craters on the roads of Guayaquil. Two motorcyclists fell; by some miracle they did not die
On Avenida León Febres-Cordero, in the La Aurora-Daula area, potholes were patched, but they reappeared.
Along Samborondón Avenue, from the entrance through the ear of the road leading to Entre Ríos to the border of the bridge that crosses the mouth of El Batán (km 10), the creation of potholes makes traffic difficult. In the northbound lanes, on the afternoon of March 13, 2023, this newspaper’s crew counted at least 113 small, medium, and large potholes, and 55 in the opposite direction.
“They fall and stay damaged”: potholes in several areas in the north are causing complications for drivers
This is just an example of what those who pass through these cantons suffer from and talk about exploding tires, damage to ball joints, zippers, suspensions, shock absorbers, among other things.
Councils have jurisdiction over internal roads and therefore the duty to maintain streets and avenues in good condition, to carry out preventive works, apart from the fact that the intensity of the recent rains increases the complications. There is also a degree of coverage for damages and accidents due to potholes on the public highway.
More than a hundred potholes on Samborondón Avenue make vehicle traffic difficult
In January 2021, the municipality of Guayaquil explained that the citizen must prove the entity’s responsibility for the request and that the Administrative Organic Code establishes administrative resources to submit petitions to the municipalities, a right enshrined in the Constitution of Guayaquil. republic. The process can be arduous, but it exists, as citizens continue to demand that municipalities – whose deadline is running out – fix roads and commit to driving with more caution on broken routes. (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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