The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) reported that this Thursday, June 5, kilometer 17.5 of the Route to Pacific was enabled.
“This will allow a more fluid and safe circulation. It is a work that will benefit more than 150,000 daily vehicles, relieveing traffic in one of the most traveled sections in the country,” he said.
On Wednesday, the CIV inspected the application of a new asphalt in the approaches to the bridge, the horizontal and vertical signage, the accommodation of road separators and the cleaning.
Henry Quevedo, spokesman for the Municipal Traffic Police of Villa Nueva, indicated that the authorization of the bridge to the North direction has expedited vehicular mobility.
He stressed that the authorization of the aforementioned structure facilitates the circulation in the alternate routes of Bárcenas, San José, Villa Nueva and the central area of that municipality.
On August 3, 2023, thousands of neighbors in the southern area had difficulty reaching their workplace and study, since the situation was complicated by the closing of the passage in km 17.5 of the route to the Pacific.
Due to recommendations from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) On a possible sinking in the aforementioned section of the road, The authorities determined that it was necessary to close the step.
Then, the Conred reported that a sinking in the asphalt tape was detected in the place, which forced the closure.
On September 8, 2023, the construction of the piles for the four -lane bridge began in the aforementioned kilometer.
🚗💨 Transit flows in km 17.5 of the South CA-9!
Today the new bridge has been enabled in the direction of the capital city, a key infrastructure that will facilitate the displacement of more than 150 thousand vehicles daily.#EblodignoEsPrimero pic.twitter.com/dpgcwbspzn
– Ministry of Communications (@CIV_Guatemala) June 5, 2025