Due to the fall of rocks and plant material, the passage through the sector of the Devil’s Nose, in the Bogotá – Girardot road, was closed during this Sunday March 19.
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In the morning, the concessionaire Vía 40 Express, which manages that road, reported that the landslide caused the total closure of the road.
“Total closure of the Bogota – Girardot direction road was recorded in the La Nariz del Diablo sector at km 38 due to falling rocks and material. Concession units attending to the emergency“, assured Via 40 Express on Twitter.
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#At this time | Total closure of the Bogotá-Girardot road in the Nariz del Diablo sector at km38 due to falling rocks and material.
Concession units responding to the emergency.@numeral767
— VIA 40 EXPRESS (@Via40Express) March 19, 2023
The emergency was due to heavy rain that have fallen in the area in recent days.
For the movement of cars, according to Via 40 Express, “users travel with stop and go through the Sumapaz tunnel towards each direction of the road“.
Hello, Gina.
While we attend to the emergency that occurs in the Devil’s Nose, users transit with Stop and Go through the Sumapaz tunnel towards each direction of the road.
We will continue to notify changes in mobility that arise.
Have a nice day.— VIA 40 EXPRESS (@Via40Express) March 19, 2023
(See: Bogotá, the sixth city in which more hours are lost in traffic jams).
Likewise, it was reported that it was enabled the Melgar bypass with two lanes in the direction of Bogotá – Girardot, so that the vehicles that move in the Girardot – Bogotá direction can be mobilized through the urban passage of Melgar.
After 5 pm, Vía 40 Express reported that it was still working on removing the material that fell on the road to allow passengers to move.
Already at night, Vía 40 Express affirmed that this Sunday the cleaning and clearing of the landslide area will end, but that the passage could not be enabled.
“It is necessary to carry out a detailed review of the area by an expert team of geotechnicians who will be present on Monday the 20th first thing in the morning, taking into account that the total cleaning of the point is required, as well as daylight to carry out the respective analyzes.“, said.
And he added that, once the area is reviewed, it will be possible to define whether or not the necessary security conditions are met to re-enable the sector.
“For the moment, mobility continues to be managed with alternate steps through the Sumapaz tunnel,” he closed.
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