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.
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