2023-08-18 14:09:06
And new cinemometer managed by the Río Negro Road Safety Agency It will soon be set up in a busy area of the Alto Valle, near the access to a city passing through to the east along National Route 22.
From the Ministry of Provincial Security confirmed the arrival of the radar in Cervantes in May of this year officiallybut until now there was no news regarding its installation.
This morning, sources from the portfolio led by Betiana Minor confirmed the date and place of installation of the device. Be in approximately 10 days, averaging August 28, the date on which they would be placing it on the ground.
However, that does not mean that the radar will immediately be working since it would be a few more steps away. After the placement of the equipment, the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) will be in charge of carrying out the calibration and signaling works. After this stage, it will be put into operation.
Where will the radar be located?
Se It is a fixed radar that will be located on that national route at the height of Cervantes, precisely at kilometer 1160.5, They specified this morning to RIO NEGRO.
In May, three months ago, they had started survey and verification tasks in the area to determine the exact location of the device that is already defined today.
This cinemometer detects speeding automatically or semi-automatically. It is part of those contemplated in the Road Safety Plan presented by former Safety Minister Gastón Perez Esteban three years ago. It had been acquired in 2020, with 19 fixed and 11 mobile cinemometers with a fleet of 6 utility-type vehicles, distributed throughout the province.
Son twelve areas of the province that would receive these fixed and mobile devices according to the plan. Cervantes belongs to zone II, which also includes Roca, Allen and Mainqué. The plan is being implemented gradually zone by zone.
More than a year ago, radars had been installed in the province of Río Negro on provincial routes 151, 250 and Nacional 22. The enabled controls work in Río Colorado, Lamarque, Cipolletti and Villa Regina.
The rades in numbers: how many daily fines
According to data from official statistics, in Río Negro the enabled radars carry out one hundred daily reports on the routes that pass through the province. Most violations are for exceeding the maximum speed allowed.
In the first half of this year, the number of violations decreased by a third, compared to the same period in 2022. This general drop, of more than 30%, is considered to be due to several factors, such as greater responsibility on the part of drivers, a lower flow of vehicles and, also, because of how onerous the fines are.
The maximum for speeding is 350 units of the value of the liter of Infinia gasoline which is equivalent to approximately 90,000 pesos, without considering the latest increases.
Not only control, they ask for lights and finish Route 22
From the Alto Valle Road Safety Corps, dependent on the Río Negro Police, In addition, they requested the Municipality of Cervantes to provide more lighting at the intersection between the route and one of the accesses to the city.
Ilighting, signage and signage are currently urgent needs for the prevention of incidents in that sector, they warned from the Highway Police.
On the other hand, from the news of the start-up of the radar, lhe community in general refloated the request to conclude the work on Route 22, postponed years ago and delayed in its deadlines; in order to prevent traffic incidents.
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