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MOP Llacolén definitive repair of the bridge starts Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez Silva Constitution

More than a thousand 800 million pesos to invest the MOP in the definitive repair of a major viaduct in the region of Maule, which was severely affected in its structure and product hits the earthquake on February 27.

The Ministry of Public Works, in line with implementation of its plan to rebuild the infrastructure, started the final repairs of the bridge Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez Constitution in the region of Maule, which had to be involved initially with emergency work product of the damage caused by the earthquake of Feb. 27 last and the constant aftershocks in the area.

The works represent an investment of over one thousand MOP 800 million dollars and will help to ensure connectivity and territorial integration of the coastal area of \u200b\u200bMaule, provide for the repair of the superstructure (concrete slab, concrete and steel beams) and access of the viaduct that has an area of \u200b\u200b913 meters.

The works that will run the MOP, through a contract with the construction company Besalco SA, will continue until the end of the year, in stages, with maximum weight restrictions for traffic, which to date is fixed at a maximum of 5 tons and a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.

while the works will be implemented to bypass heavy traffic, where the route will be for Curepto, Pencahue, Talca, San Javier and Constitución. In addition, the contract work includes the study of the implementation of ponds near the river Maule.