2023-08-20 00:26:00
A snow and rain storm hits a large part of Neuquén and Río Negro since this Friday. For this reason the National Metereological Service (SMN) issued an orange alert for this Saturday and a red one for Sunday in Neuquén. The situation affected the passability of the main roads of the province, among them, National Route 40which was closed in the section seven lakes.
The Undersecretary of Civil Defense of Neuquén, Martin Giustiexplained to BLACK RIVER Journal that the aforementioned national road will remain interrupted between San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura All night long.
«It is a precautionary measure that was taken due to the sinkhole that the route has and it still represents a danger«indicated the provincial official in communication with this medium.
In addition, reported Giusti, the international pass Pino Hachado fwas interrupted following noon this Saturday due to the large accumulation of snow on Route 242 that starts from Las Lajas, in Neuquén, to the border with Chile.
Tomorrow -for this Sunday- the reopening or not of transit will be evaluatedas long as the weather conditions allow it.
For its part, from National Highway reported that National Route Number 22, between Zapala and Cutral Co, It is passable with extreme caution in some sectors with snow and others with “sleet”. In addition, it was warned regarding the possible formation of ice.
For Route 46 in the Rahue to Chachil section, Aluminé Civil Defense reported that heavy snowfall persists and recommended traveling only in an emergency.
In all the cases it was clarified that the use and carrying of chains is mandatory during alerts issued by the SMN.
Despite the long weekend, low traffic on the Neuquén routes
From the Neuquén Police, they highlighted a significant decrease in traffic to the Andean area. “We do not know if it is due to the alert or the economic situation, but towards the mountain range the circulation this Saturday is very little,” They counted on the first day of the long weekend, from Police Transit to RÍO NEGRO newspaper.
All authorities recommend checking the status of routes before embarking on any trip, on the next page.
The Undersecretary of Civil Defense and Citizen Protection, Martin Giusticonfirmed to this medium that routes 22, 237, 46 and 26, “are all passable with extreme caution.”
The provincial official explained that a committee meeting made up of the Gender Association, the Prefecture, the Interjurisdictional Authority for Accounts (AIC), Public Services of the province and other authorities was held to assess the situation of the alert in Neuquén. “In total we were more than 150 participants, many of them presented the updated detail and we were willing to generate other moments to monitor the province,” he said.
Giusti explained that most of the problems on the road on Saturday were due to vehicles that did not carry chains and were left crossed on some roads. He also confirmed that the diversion of the Route 43 in Chos Malal (due to the collapse of La Virgen hill) is functional and allows connection with the Minas department.
Regarding the river flows, he reported that they are being monitored because it is raining heavily in the north of the province.
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