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"The work of adjudication and maintenance was done under the previous government, but we considered that there were human failures."
As President Sebastin Piera said after baderting that he was asking for the resignation of Puentes' director of works, both of the Department of Roads of the Department of Public Works (MOP).
The decision, he said, was made because of the collapse of the Cancura bridge that connects the Osorno Commons to Puerto Octay (Regin de Los Lagos). Today, it is a week since the incident.
That day, the darkness prevented the occupants of two vehicles traveling on the U55-V road from noticing what happened, falling into the riverbed. This caused the death of one person and six others injured.
"There is no doubt that there were responsibilities," said the president, confirming the dangers that residents of the area have warned for three years
. repair since January, but the traffic has not been suspended by the road. The work of extracting ridos from the banks of the river will have it collapse.
The Repercussions
In this context, President Piera announced that he was demanding the resignation of Mauricio Pinto and Jorge Campusano, Director of Works and Chief of Bridges, respectively. Both worked in the Sub-Directorate of Works of the Roads Department of the MOP, responsible for the safety of viaducts throughout the country.
In this line, he informed that the MOP is responsible for the maintenance of 1,040 bridges over 40 meters in Chile, of which 14 are the subject of a special follow-up.
"In the past, there has been some negligence in bridge work, and that is why, during our government, we made a more precise and rigorous effort," added the president
The information on the risks in the structures was obtained through a report prepared by the Department of Roads itself after the collapse of Cancura.Thus, not to mention the structure that collapsed. , 13 other viaducts also present problems: three in La Araucana, three in Biobo, two in Maule, two in Valparaso and three others in the regions of O. Higgins, Coquimbo and Metropolitana 19659002] According to the Ministry, two of bridges have already been repaired, corresponding to Valparaso and Biobo.
The Minister of Public Works, Juan Andrs Fontaine, said the bridges are "in critical condition and require major repairs", it reinforces the immediate measures of safety and security. d & Alerting the public, in addition, a weight limitation is required, the installation of a new lighting infrastructure and the application of barriers to prevent its use "in the cases that are required. "
" Critical evaluation "
In parallel, and through a statement, the MOP announced that the layoffs are due to a process of restructuring and strengthening the Department of Roads and more specifically , of the Bridges Division, which seeks to "improve the way the Ministry takes charge of the safety of road bridges". "
Similarly, it was reported that the decision was born from a critical appraisal of the work of the Puentes region, taking into account factors such as its proactivity, the safety of works and the need to strengthen and modernize management.] Viaducts
In addition to the Cancura, 13 other bridges were clbadified in critical condition.
"The maintenance work was done under the previous government, but we considered that there were human beings "
SEBASTIN PIERA
President of the Republic
" The bridges are in critical condition and require major repairs . "
JUAN ANDRS FONTAINE
Minister of Public Works
]" The decision was born from a critical appraisal of the work of the Puentes region. "
PUBLIC DECLARATION
Ministry of Works public
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