Three days of blockages on the route to Customs Pedro de Alvarado maintain about 600 trucks with merchandise

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March 2, 2025March 2, 2025By Mario Vásquez
Three days of blockages on the route to Customs Pedro de Alvarado maintain about 600 trucks with merchandise

Some 600 trucks with diverse merchandise are stranded on the Ca2-Oriente route of Escuintla to El Salvador for a blockade that maintain neighbors from several communities since last Thursday. The settlers demand the REPARATION OF A CARRETER SECTION KNOWN AS THE BARRONAin Moyuta, Jutiapa.

Through a statement, the Guatemalan Chamber of Industry (CIG) rejected these actions that prevent the transit of goods and raw materials, as well as food, medicines and others, among the Central American region. This situation said it will impact the prices of the products of the basic basket.

The CIG together with the Guatemala Chamber of Commerce, they filed an amparo action before the Constitutional Court To end the blockade.

This Saturday, three days are being completed that the passage of commercial vehicles was interrupted on the Bernal Díaz del Castillo bridge on the Customs Pedro de Alvarado, Jutiapa, which communicates with El Salvador.

Héctor Fajardo, manager of the Central American Transporters Chamber (Catransca), indicated that on Saturday night The row of stranded transport units extended 16 kilometers on the side of Guatemalawhile on the side of El Salvador the row was about six kilometers.

There are other crews that are on the properties waiting for the passage to be released and continue with the offices of the goods to their destinations, so “the impact is great,” said Fajardo, since the Ca2-Oriente communicates to El Salvador and the rest of Central America and Mexico.

The blocking point is a few kilometers from the customs Pedro de Alvarado, so the activities have been restricted in the customs enclosure.

Step alternatives

On Saturday afternoon a meeting was held to find a solution and that can be traveled on the fiscal route.

The Intendance of Customs of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) allowed the vehicles that had as registration output or entry of the national territory by the customs Pedro de Alvarado, They will use that of Valle Nuevo and San Cristóbal by the interruption and thus release the loads.

Fajardo confirmed that some carriers decided to move towards these customs as alternatives, but there are limitations of spaces and weight of the vehicles.

“Priority is being given to perishable products and vehicles that transport liquefied oil gas,” emphasized the catransca manager.

Coordination

Accessed Edwin Orlando Curther Juárez, mayor of Customs of the SAT, commented that the Customs Nuevo and San Cristóbal customs have moved to expedite the passage of vehicles.

In addition, there is coordination with the customs authorities of El Salvador To work 24 hours if necessary and vain the means of transport that are stranded, when the step is released in Guatemala.

On the results of the meeting held on Saturday afternoon with other public institutions and representatives of the private sector, it was explained that the release of the road is expected in the following hours for the agreed commitments.

They will resume jobs

As an average pressure for the repair of the La Barona road section, the Community decided to interrupt since Thursday the passage of vehicles on the Ca2-Oriente. This Saturday the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) reported through a statement that The works in this section will resume next week.

The CIV calls the settlers to end the blockages and allow free locomotion to the bridge located in the entrance to Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, Moyuta, Jutiapa.

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