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In order to supervise the construction work of the Uña de Gato bridge, which has an important progress of execution, the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, and the Minister of Transport and Communications, Raúl Pérez Reyes, flew over the area of the work, located in the district of Papayal, province of Zarumilla, Tumbes region.
The 120-meter-long infrastructure, valued at S/ 35.3 million, is executed through the Special Team for Reconstruction with Changes of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).
Minister Pérez Reyes reported that the placement of the metal structures of the bridge is being carried out that will benefit more than 200,6 people in the Tumbes region, especially the <>,<> farmers and other inhabitants of the district of Papayal, who will be able to travel safely through this modern access road.
"We have come to Tumbes to supervise the Uña de Gato bridge, whose work progress is 78% and is expected to be completed in December 2023. What we are looking for is to be prepared for the arrival of the El Niño phenomenon and that this bridge improves passability in the area," said the head of the MTC.
The Uña de Gato bridge will replace the speed bump through which vehicles currently travel. This road is constantly interrupted in the rainy season, which prevents pedestrian and vehicular passes, causing the isolation of families living in the surroundings. In this way, at the completion of this new road, the conditions for vehicular traffic will be improved; and provide greater commercial and transportation security opportunities for area residents, merchants, carriers and passengers.
"We are also working on two bridges for Tumbes, which should be ready in the fortnight of December. In addition, in October we will make a first delivery of heavy machinery, which will move to the northern regions for the attention of road emergencies, added Pérez Reyes.
As part of the overflight, the head of the MTC accompanied the head of state in supervising the work of desilting rivers in Aguas Verdes. These works seek to prevent the overflow of rivers to protect families, homes, educational institutions, crops, among other land and infrastructure.
The authorities also carried out an inspection of the machinery and mechanical equipment delivered to deal with and mitigate the possible effects of the El Niño phenomenon, along the Zarumilla River.
