Monday, September 13, 2010

Can You Wash Your North Face Apex

Asturias mining collapse. ---

More than 700 workers cut in the morning yesterday and the access to Pajares Huerna the Cantabrian motorway and Siero Nalón walls, and several secondary roads .

mining protests over unpaid wages collapsed yesterday region, with traffic courts in several major roads in the network of roads that led to severe delays. In addition to requiring the collection of payroll arrears owed to private mining companies, workers defend the survival of the sector beyond 2014. According to sources of SOMA-FIA-UGT, a total of 700 miners, mine not only private but also Hunosa participated in different pickets fanned out across the Asturian geography and even threatening to cut off the Tour Spain at the height of Arriondas.

motorway links Oviedo-La Spina, the connection to the plateau through the highway Huerna Pajares and port, and the Cantabrian motorway were major outbreaks in those who took the protesters, who also moved into other avenues of internal communication in councils as Mieres, Siero or Salas.

The first cuts occurred at 9.45 am at the height of Campomanes (Lena), where the miners took to cut off the plateau through both Huerna motorway (AP-66) and the port of Pajares ( N-630), which converge in this locality. Blocking these two routes was extended throughout the morning and until 12.30 noon, the protesters allowed the release of the outgoing traffic in the region. This is not was the only court in the region of flow, since miners also took to close the AS-242 at the height of Mieres. These closures, as happened in the rest of the region, developed normally and no altercations with law enforcement, as sources said the EMS.

Another major cut came at the height of the town of Lieres Sierens, particularly in the highway-Villaviciosa Oviedo (A-64) and N-634, where communication was closed for an hour and forty minutes. The pickets, which have involved hundreds of miners, began at 10.35 pm and continued until 12.15 pm, when members of the Guardia Civil themselves at the place to disperse the demonstrators.

materialized miners cuts both ways of communication during a meeting of the SOMA-FIA-UGT held early in the morning at the headquarters of the Regional Union Piloña Siero-UGT, located Pola de Siero. Following the same, the leaders went straight to the barricades under the banner of "here and there are no mines, but mining", as noted by the leaders of SOMA. To cut the tracks, the miners used tires and logs, they soaked in gasoline to set fire to them later. These cuts, which occurred in both lanes of the highway Villaviciosa, took place at the point where it occurs diversion from the fast track to Infiesto and Arriondas Lieres. Similarly, miners completed two more cuts in the N-634, the first near the turnoff to the highway, and the second to two kilometers Lieres at the level of diversion to Vigil.

retention cuts were three miles in N-634, and more than six on the freeway, with special emphasis on the rails Villaviciosa sense. The cleaning work further delayed the recovery road traffic until about 13 hours. Previously, the Civil Guard had diverted traffic Vega Sariego to limit the deductions.

Text and photos: The New Spain

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Step By Step How To Tie A Fiador Knot

Normalized transit MOP Bridge in Concepcion Llacolén Secretary MOP delivery

Under the post-quake reconstruction plan, the Minister of Public Works inspected since last night the withdrawal of mechanical structures Llacolén bridge, which will significantly improve travel times of more than 60 000 vehicles passing daily by the viaduct.

Public Works Minister, Hernan de Solminihac, led the work of removal of the mechanical structures of Concepción Llacolén bridge, allowing very early enabling vehicular traffic on all four tracks on the viaduct, following serious structure damage suffered by the earthquake.

regard, the Secretary of State indicated that "last night were inspected to remove the fairly complicated mechanical structures and today early in the day, we are enabling the tracks on the bridge, allowing us to significantly improve transfer times more than 60 000 vehicles passing daily. "

The bridge repairs Llacolén, which is enabled only for light-vehicle traffic will continue through October. These provide for the settlement of the strains, the disclosures and reinforcement of the beams, and the construction of cross and seismic stops.

After completion of the work, may transit of all types of vehicles. These works represent an investment of approximately $ 4 billion.

De Solminihac said that "with the repair of bridges over the river Bio-Bio, the construction of new bridge Chacabuco and barge system, we are fulfilling the President's commitment Piñera, we are delivering more and better connectivity options" .

bridge on the work of John Paul II, now closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the holder of advanced MOP mid-November that is expected to reopen, to date shows a 40% advance. These works represent an investment of over $ 5 billion.


Friday, September 3, 2010

Fever And Mottled Skin

first work of the Reconstruction Plan in the region of O'Higgins

authority led the commissioning of the road that connects San Francisco to Mostazal barn, which was badly damaged by the earthquake of February 27.

road initiative in the municipality of San Francisco de Mostazal, corresponding to the first work of reconstruction in O'Higgins, whose investment part of the $ 44,885 million which the Ministry of Public Works is spending in areas affected by the earthquake in the region during 2010.

Under Secretary for Public Works, Loreto Silva, together with the regional secretary of the MOP, Moses Saravia, appreciated the efforts of workers to recover in the short term, the road connecting San Francisco to Mostazal with Barns (Route H-10 .)

"The reconstruction program, mandated by President Sebastián Piñera has allowed us to start as soon as the recovery of the works that were affected by the earthquake. This road is an example of that, "the authority said.

The work considered resurfacing of two miles of track, between approximately 6 and 9 km, in addition to the sector El Roble, which connects Route H-10 to Route 5 in San Francisco de Mostazal. The work was performed by direct administration through the Department of Roads, by investing $ 200 million.

"The Ministry of Public Works will continue to work with the same professionalism and dedication in the process of reconstruction and normalization of the affected areas. In this challenge, we are all called as country, "the undersecretary said.

The first week after the earthquake, transit Route H-10 remained disrupted by cracks and potholes that suffered the road. During this period, was used as an alternative to Route 5, until the Regional Road Administration ordered temporary emergency works on the road. Collector

Alameda de Rancagua

During his visit to the region, the field secretary inspected the progress of the last stage of Alameda rainwater collector in the city of Rancagua, a project-about 9 km long, rises in the center of the regional capital and discharge into the river Cachapoal.

On occasion, the authorities said that the construction of the third and final stage of the collector, with an investment of $ 4,622 million, has a 17% physical progress and estimated delivery in May 2011.

The work includes construction of approximately 3.4 miles of collector, 20 manholes and 78 new sinks.