IBARRA
A lane of the Ibarra-San Lorenzo road was enabled, at the height of El Guadual, at Km 114, after remaining blocked again for five days due to two landslides that obstructed circulation along this artery that joins the northern Sierra with the Coast and the Pacific.
The prolonged rains caused movements of earth, mud and stones that blocked the road in two sectors.
Fidel Morales, political lieutenant of La Carolina, explained that machinery from the Ministry of Public Works (MTOP), Prefecture of Imbabura, and Municipality of Ibarra clears the sites sealed with huge rocks.
Four new landslides were recorded on the Ibarra-San Lorenzo highway
This Wednesday the 2nd, an emerging lane was enabled that allows the passage of light vehicles.
Julio Aguirre, vice president of the Parish Board, indicated that heavy vehicles (trucks and buses) have difficulty driving through this dangerous section, which is next to the mountain, from where rocks and water continue to fall.
“A bus from the Valle del Chota Cooperative had problems overcoming the first collapse,” he added. Meanwhile, Fernando Rea, from Zone 1 of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), pointed out that on Sunday, January 30, the heavy rainy season fueled more landslides of different materials.
At km 114.4, 10,000 cubic meters of various natural elements descended from the slope, right in the place where the road table left, in December 2021, which left five parishes in the provinces of Carchi isolated. , Imbabura and Esmeraldas, northern Ecuador.
Community enabled a lane of the Ibarra-San Lorenzo road, which was closed 23 days ago. Governor warns risks in open section
While at km 115.2 7,000 m³ of stone material and mud fell. The cleaning work continues, since in both places mobility is still restricted due to the danger of driving on this artery.
The MTOP technicians recommend not to travel at night and to use second-order alternate roads, not paved, in Imbabura and Carchi, which are safer. Road experts perform seismic refraction.
The downpours do not allow progress with the studies that include topography and field information, which Minister Marcelo Cabrera promised on January 18 to the 40,000 affected inhabitants, during a tour he carried out in the area. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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