Minister De Solminihac put into service mechanical bridge donated by the Swedish government in San Nicolas
Under the Reconstruction Plan, the Secretary of State spearheaded the commissioning of the first of eight mechanical bridge donated by the government of Sweden and will be installed by the MOP in areas showing connectivity problems caused by the earthquake of February 27.
Public Works Minister, Hernan de Solminihac, by the Intendant of the Bío Bío Region, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, the Swedish ambassador in Chile, Eva Zetterberg and the mayor of San Nicolas, Victor Toro, led the commissioning of a mechanical bridge donated by the Scandinavian nation that will maintain connectivity Changaral the river in the town of San Nicolas, which suffered severe structural damage bridge product earthquake on Feb. 27.
regard, the Minister of Public Works said "We are very grateful for the generous donation from the Swedish government and just get the bridge got down to work to install it in the shortest time possible and with the conditions of service and safety the community deserves. "
The bridge mechanism installed by the MOP, its main feature being two-way, with a length of 51 meters and is designed to withstand a maximum load of 60 tons, ensuring connectivity and integration of St. Nicholas with the rest of the province Ñuble.
In that vein, the holder of the MOP said that "the bridge connectivity allows us to recover temporarily, as we move forward in repairing the bridge in final form, whose works must be completed within eight months. Once connectivity is fully guaranteed in this area, we will move the bridge mechanism to another point where necessary. "
Meanwhile, the Swedish ambassador, Eva Zetterberg said that "Sweden was shaken by the earthquake and all the destruction it caused. So we react and put us happy to know that Chile's Public Works moved quickly and today is already installed the bridge helping people. Meccano Bridge of San Nicolas, is part of a group of 8 bridges donate, 5 are located on the Bío Bío region and 3 in the region of Maule. "
Puente Juan Pablo II
In the afternoon, Secretary of State, moved to San Pedro de la Paz, where he and the mayor, Auditorium Retamal, led the signing of the agreement will allow work to begin Bridge repair John Paul II on the Bio Bio River, which is disabled for damages in the earthquake.
regard, Solminihac Minister said: "We are working hard on connectivity. That is our commitment. Today we begin the work on access to the bridge John Paul II and definitive repair. Therefore, in five months we have opened to traffic to move from a bridge to two bridges over the river Bio-Bio and considerably improving the connectivity of the region. "
Repairs to the bridge John Paul II, representing an investment portfolio of Public Works close to 5 billion dollars and be completed within five months to be put in service to the thousands of motorists who used it daily.
Undersecretary of Public Works manual has to deal with possible flooding during the winter starts
The furnishing of this document is being effectively throughout Chile, especially in those communities affected by disaster February 27.
To deal with possible floods that cause breaks by the earthquake in sewerage and water networks, the Undersecretary of Public Works, Loreto Silva, along with the superintendent of Health Services, Magaly Espinosa, had a manual intended for families to learn by example how to act from being flooded homes during the winter.
"After overcoming the emergency that caused the earthquake in providing rural and urban drinking water in vast areas between the regions of Valparaiso and La Araucanía, said the Ministry of Public Works is focused on two major tasks," said the secretary.
The first one, said the authority, corresponds to the reconstruction of 422 rural water systems were damaged, mostly in their tanks and pipes, with an investment of $ 28,160 million.
"The second great task-as-is related how to handle possible breakages that caused the earthquake in sewerage systems and drinking water pipes, whose effects we can dimension during the coming winter, "said Loreto Silva.
To do this, he said, the Ministry of Public Works by the Superintendency of Health Services, are providing a handbook for families to learn by example how to act from being flooded their homes, knowing what to do before, during and after an event of this type.
This document provides valuable advice, many of them vital to the safety of people.
Some content to highlight in this manual correspond to the preventive measures before a flood: how to check the house and you are in a flood zone, maintaining flashlight and batteries, unplug electrical items, and have elements of disinfection, etc. .
also includes advice at the time of flooding, such as: stay calm, move away to a high place, not to cross flooded areas (for example, with 15 inches of water can lose your balance).
The manual also gives advice after the flood: how to disinfect the water (with chlorine or boiling), dry and sanitize the house and vacuum the backwaters. This document has been distributed to the municipalities of the main areas affected, in order to spread through the neighborhood boards.
also available on the websites of the Ministry of Public Works (www.mop.cl) and the Superintendency of Sanitary Services (www.siss.cl). For its part, the superintendent Magaly Espinosa stressed the need to "make good use of sewage by households within and outside the home, for example, not to throw garbage in it, nor uncover the cameras to evacuate the water rains. "
Parallel to the above, joins the Winter Plan instructed by the Superintendent to the health services companies, consisting of the preventive maintenance of networks and wastewater lifting plants for the operation of the system, minimizing the risk of overflows.
regard, Undersecretary Loreto Silva said that "the Ministry of Public Works continues to work in coordination with the Superintendence of Health Services to audit the program is preventive maintenance of sewer and water pipes drinking. However, he stressed, must be prepared and alert for any damage that may occur during system this winter, a period that also gauge the real impact will that caused the earthquake in this part of the health infrastructure. "
In the context of the plan to rebuild the infrastructure of the regions affected by the earthquake of February 27, Minister of Public Works, Hernán de Solminihac, led this afternoon at Design signing agreement for the opening of the bridge repairs Llacolén. He also announced this year works to enable the bridges Chacabuco and John Paul II.
The Minister of Public Works, Hernán Solminihac headed this afternoon at Design signing ceremony awarding the agreement to start the repair work Llacolén bridge, a structure that was severely damaged during the earthquake of February 27 and is essential for connectivity and integration of Gran Concepción all communes located south of the Bio Bio River.
regard, the Secretary of State, said "the quake has presented great challenges and as a government we are working with everyone involved in these works of connectivity to get the job done. That is the commitment made by the President and we are fulfilling with the start of the repair of this strategic bridge for the region "
Having completed the bridge repair work Llacolén, representing an investment of MOP 4 billion pesos, the structure will ultimately be enabled by the end of year maximum loads of 45 tons.
For damage in the structures of the other bridges over the river Bio-Bio, the holder of the MOP said "we are working on more solutions to improve connectivity, so, as well as Llacolén bridge, repair the bridge this year John Paul II and install a viaduct mecano and within two years to build the new bridge Chacabuco.
Regarding the Old Bridge over the River Bio Bio, which was completely destroyed result of the earthquake, the Minister of Solminihac reported that "we call for tenders the demolition of the structure, so the company next Wednesday delivered its proposals and work will begin immediately. "
At midday, the highest authority of MOP, led a working meeting with the Regional Intendant, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, the Seremi of Public Works, Carlos Guzman, mayors the municipalities of Gran Concepción, technical teams and business sector representatives and productive, with whom she shared information about the progress of the plan to rebuild the infrastructure and to incorporate those comments collected the works and projects implemented by the Ministry Public Works.
Finally, in the afternoon as part of plans to demolish uninhabitable buildings in the region, the minister inspected the building Torre MOP O'Higgins, which is located in the heart of Concepción. In this regard, said "we are working with the Administration, the Ministry of Interior and the Mayors for to carry out the demolition of buildings. Once we sign the agreements for demolition, I hope that in three months have stabilized buildings to return normal life around the building and then start working on the demolition in detail and building by building. "
