The sinkhole took the course of the Piedra Fina 2 river and threatens to destroy a concrete bridge on the main road E45 that connects Lago Agrio with the capital.
From this Friday 3 the Quito – Lago Agrio road was closed as a result of the advance of the regressive erosion of the Coca river, in the San Luís sector, on the border between the Napo and Sucumbíos provinces.
The sinkhole took the river Piedra Fina 2 and threatens to destroy a concrete bridge on the main road E45 that connects Lago Agrio with the capital of the Republic.
The Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) decided to completely close the traffic of all types of vehicles in the Y section of Baeza – Reventador. This entity did not detail the duration of this measure
“Given the possible impact on the infrastructure of the E45 road bridge, due to the regressive erosion of the Coca River and the erosive fronts in the Piedra Fina River 2, the decision has been made to restrict vehicular circulation in the area,” he said. the MTOP in a statement
To enter or leave Nueva Loja, you must take the alternative and longer route, Lago Agrio, Coca, Loreto, Baeza, Papallacta, Quito.
This Sunday the 5th a commission of authorities headed by the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Marcelo Cabrera, together with the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Bermeo and other officials arrived in the affected area to assess the damage caused by the natural phenomenon.
The erosive front that the Piedra Fina 2 river takes threatens to reach the pipes that transport crude from the SOTE, OCP and the fuel pipeline that cross the sector, and which have already been relocated more than six times. (I)
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