Rail transit over the Bío Bío river will remain suspended indefinitely due to damage suffered by a pillar of the historic viaduct that connects both banks of the river in Concepción. Around 30 thousand passengers are affected by this contingency.
The Railway bridge what CONECT Conception with San Pedro de la Paz over the Bio Bio River It dates from the late 19th century and is used to transport passengers and cargo, mainly to the ports in the area.
However, it is currently closed indefinitely following last Friday it suffered a failure on the road, the product of a tree that hit one of the pillars below the level of the river, and which would have originated as a result of a current.
According to the first information provided by EFE On, company responsible for the passenger transport of the Biotrén, the log hit one of the six pillars that exist in strain 11 of the viaduct.
This was pointed out by his General Manager, Nelson Hernandez.
Within the framework of this contingency, work continues with analysis, infrastructure scanner and topography, among other studies, to have the cause of what happened determined for next Friday.
By the way, a direct relationship between the works of the new railway bridge and the damages presented by the current viaduct was preliminarily ruled out.
For now, passenger and cargo transit via trains will continue to be suspended indefinitely, so the frequency of buses will increase to transport users between the Juan Pablo II and Intermodal Concepción stations, as indicated by the presidential delegate (S) for the Bío Bío region, Humberto Toro.
Meanwhile, the regional governor, Rodrigo Díaz, criticized the work carried out by the state company and the Government, taking into account the effects that this situation generates on the users of Route 160.
It is expected that in the next few days the government in the area will meet with the companies that make use of the railway bridge for cargo transport, taking into account that its affectation forces an increase in trucks, which might generate greater vehicular traffic jams. , mainly on Route 160 that joins Concepción and Lota.
