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The capital municipality estimates that the repair costs of these important roads will amount to more than Q40 million
The Municipality of Guatemala estimates that more than 72 thousand vehicles travel daily along Martí Street and the José Milla and Vidaurre road. (PHOTO FREE PRESS: HEMERECA)
More than 72 thousand vehicles circulate daily On Martí street and the José Milla and Vidaurre road, roads that are part of the only corridor that directly connects the capital with the route to the Atlantic.
According to estimates by the Municipality of Guatemala, the project for repairing the asphalt tape in both arteries will cost more than Q40 million. The works are expected to conclude within five to six months, benefiting approximately 580 thousand people that travel daily through the area.
The works, which began on May 17, cover 1,980 linear meters and an area of 34 thousand 180 square meters. The intervention includes the complete replacement of the asphalt, deteriorated by the constant passage of light vehicles and heavy transport, especially trucks that carry merchandise to the Atlantic and the departments of the East and Northeast of the country, as well as those that come from these localities and that when they reach the city they move through these roads that directly connect with the peripheral ring, towards the south of the capital.
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The capital mayor Ricardo Quiñónez stressed that this infrastructure fulfills a vital function in the mobility of the city, since it allows a fluid connection between residential, commercial and industrial sectors. In addition, he assured that his renewal It will reduce accidents, improve travel times, increase road safety and optimize mobility conditions.
Martí street and the José Milla and Vidaurre road connect the areas 1, 2, 6, 17, 18, 24 and 25in addition to serving as a link with the municipalities of San Pedro Ayampuc, Chinautla, Palencia and other surrounding areas. Therefore, the authorities consider that the works are of great importance to expedite traffic, especially in peak hours.
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Increase in vehicular flow
This Wednesday, five days were completed since the beginning of the works and, according to observations in the field of the capital commune, there has been greater vehicular fluidity from zones 6, 17 and 18, as well as the route to the Atlantic, in the direction of the city center and the peripheral ring.
The largest vehicular load occurs between 6 and 8 hourswhen motorists and collective transport enter from the mentioned sectors. In the afternoon, the flow increases from the 17 hoursespecially on the 9th and 10th avenues in Zone 1 and from the Bethania neighborhood, in zone 7, in the direction of the peripheral ring.
To facilitate mobility, the Municipal Traffic Police (PMT) has assigned agents to regulate the passage and avoid congestion while the works are developed, which are initially executed on Martí Street and will end on the José Milla and Vidaurre road, before the start of the Belize bridge.