A structural failure at the Canmar Bridge in the city of Matanzas in western Cuba would force the closure of vehicles in the area, reported from social networks of that region’s provincial government. Only vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes can pass through this phase.
“The Provincial Road Center of Matanzas informs users of the central highway that there was a structural failure at the Cannimar Bridge, kilometer 119, in an area called Castilito, where only vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tons can move,” it said. The note was posted on his Facebook profile, though he deleted it hours later.
However, the Facebook profile of the Provincial Road Safety Commission of Matanzas maintains an alert due to the pathetic condition of the Kanimar Bridge in the city.
Earlier this month, he specified that the situation presented by the bridge over the Kanimar river of the central highway was “serious”.
He explained, “On several occasions in Detour it is necessary to intervene for the movement of heavy equipment up to 3.5 tonnes, which presents the bridge due to critical conditions and limits the speed to 30 km/h.” is”, he explained.
This week, Matanzas Road Safety Company reported that the bridge was built between 1927 and 1931 during the construction of the Central Highway. It is still considered one of the “Seven Wonders of Cuban Civil Engineering”. Although it has been subjected to repairs over the years, these are not enough to keep the metal armor in good condition.
“At the moment, due to the degree of degradation of its metallic elements, repair work is being carried out with 45 tons of metal profiles recovered from the deactivation of Hotel Corona in Havana; in replacement of imports, actions that generalize in the repair of metal bridges in Cuba. is aimed at”, he explained.
“All necessary metal elements for the repair of the bridge have been made since May 2022, waiting for the construction and assembly OSDE to make the Kaoba-Ibara detour which was enabled on the basis of the report from March 29, 2021, which had limited circulation. closed the settlement section of the central highway to vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes and all types of vehicles, freeing up the area of work for its execution”, he concludes.
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