The Ministry of Public Works reports that the collapse of approximately 40 meters of the Calle Bisonó Toribio corner Av. Juan Pablo Duarte, besides a construction site, was caused by the breakage of a pipe of the Santiago Water Corporation (
Engineer Roberto Cruz, speaking for the construction site company, explained that the structural technicians of the Ministry of Public Works had evaluated their construction of an eight-floor building near the Clínica Materno Infantil and the Bella Terra Mall. The street was shut off to traffic to prevent any possible accident, affecting the neighborhoods of La Esmeralda, La Rinconada, Rincón Largo and Villa Olga.
Nevertheless, those responsible for the construction began the filling in of the giant hole left by the landslides with the emptying of more than 200 trucks of stones, and the placing of gabions to ensure that the road would not be affected again. However, they claim that the landslide was caused by the breakage of the pipe, and not the construction itself.
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28 March 2019