Delays in road traffic through the Rio Branco Border Crossing

The greatest slowdown occurred yesterday Sunday in the early hours of the night.

The number of vehicles that between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm returned from Lago Merín to Melo, caused the wait to be several minutes.

The line of vehicles was long, which at that time crossed Rio Branco and continued to march towards the departmental capital.

As La Voz de Melo learned, waits of up to 30 minutes occurred at the entrances by the Boulevard Aparicio Saravia near the Puerto Seco.

There the Military comply with the protocol established in the framework of the Sanitary Emergency.

Although the documentation control and the question about the origin and destination of the trip takes only a few seconds, the annoyance lies in the slowdown that this causes in traffic, in addition to some friction between drivers.

Although the Municipality of Río Branco assigns traffic inspectors to order circulation through the urban section of the city, last night there were not enough personnel.

Some inconvenience arose between drivers who tried to cross the Boulevard and others who tried to overtake without taking into account the line of vehicles that were already waiting to be able to continue their march on route 26.

In one of the cases and due to the recklessness of one of the motorists, the police who attended the scene had to be alerted.

The Traffic Director of the Municipality of Río Branco does not understand the reason for the delay in traffic through the Border Crossing.

“This situation affects the usual movement of the city and generates problems every weekend,” he said. DARDO GARAY.

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