The poor condition of the Cartagena road network is evident. For months, the public has been requesting the district administration to intervene in different roads that are in terrible condition, however, so far the works have not started.
To sectors such as Santander avenue, Ronda Real, av. Daniel Lemaitre and the counter flow of the New Forest, is added the Avenida del Lago, which today has several ‘craters’.
Faced with this situation, the Association of Neighbors of the Pie de La Popa, Asopopa, called a protest for this Monday at noon to demand that the Mayor of Cartagena fix the Avenida del Lago.
They blocked this road intermittently and for half an hour near the Cruz Verde Drugstore, to draw the attention of the authorities, citizens and the media.
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In dialogue with The universal, Ramón González, member of the board of directors of Asopopa, He explained that since February there has been a warning about the deterioration of this road but due to the lack of repairs and the rains that hit the city in recent weeks, its condition worsened.
He explained that today there are several critical points on this road, the first is at the height of Truco alley and the other is the exit of Lequerica alley, where the gaps had to be covered by the citizens with tires and sticks to signal them and alert the drivers.
“On February 26, we sent a letter to the Infrastructure Secretariat requesting the repair of the road because the slabs were fractured, cracked and staggered, but we did not get a response and today the road has giant holes, which are ‘deadly traps’ “Said González.
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The civic leader added that in the same way there is the pedestrian promenade of Avenida del Lago, especially on the side of the Jiménez bridge, where there are gaps and manholes without lids that prevent optimal mobility of people who usually exercise on the street. zone.
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What does the District say?
The Secretary of Infrastructure, Luis Villadiego, said that he is fully aware of the effects on Avenida del Lago, which is why its repair is prioritized in the contract for the rehabilitation of the phase I road network that was awarded on June 3.
He indicated that once the legalization of the audit is completed, the contractors AGE Ingeniería SAS (Lot 1), Consortium RJ8 2 (Lot 2), and the Consortium OA 2021 (Lot 3), will begin the works both on Avenida del Lago and other roads in poor condition in the city.
Santander avenue, the Ronda Real sector, the counterflow in Nuevo Bosque and streets of the Historic Center, Bocagrande cra 1 and cra 4, Manga cra 17 between streets 25 and 24, Manga calle 24 with cra 23, Pie de la Popa, will be intervened. Avenida del Lago, Torices cra 16, Los Alpes Transversal 73, Gaviotas cra 58A and cra 1E, San Pedro calle 30 and Petare calle 62. Likewise, locative repairs and intervention will be carried out in critical points of the three towns of the city, with the purpose of recovering around 11.54 kilometers of track, both concrete, asphalt and cobblestone.
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