Trancón on Bogotá-Girardot highway collapses mobility in central Colombia

Cars turned off and reports by social networks by drivers who suffered a monumental stall on the Bogotá-Girardot highway since the night of last Tuesday, April 12 marks the beginning of the Mobility Exodus Plan during the festivities of Major Week in Colombia.

According to users from Twitter, it was approximately four hours in which the vehicles were “stuck” in the Boquerón sector, which is why the vehicles had to be turned off and kept completely still at this point in the national geography.

Another critical point was the counterflow that occurred at the height of the so-called Devil's Nose, which caused another stall, with vehicles stopped for miles, many of them made up of families and pets heading to Melgar and Girardot to enjoy the holidays.

An aggravating factor was the absence of the authorities, in this case Invías and the Traffic and Transport Police, who responded after 2:00 a.m. through social networks or by communicating directly with the media.

El Invías reported that one of the causes of the trancón is due to maintenance works in the Sumapaz Tunnel between kilometer 37 and 42 which are scheduled from Monday to Thursday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for which the total closure of the section takes place.

In support of this version, the Vía 40 Express concessionaire reported that the works started on January 13 in addition to being necessary to maintain the safety of the structures.

As a solution, the concessionaire reported that it enabled a counterflow along the Bogota-Girardot road from km 36 in Melgar to km 42 in Boquerón.

However, reports on social networks by users indicate that the measures taken have not been sufficient to clear the trancón, which is why, at the time of writing of this article, the trancón continues to be presented on the Bogotá-Girardot road.

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