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The President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, and the Minister of Transport and Communications, Raúl Pérez Reyes, inaugurated the Chamorro Bridge, located in the district of El Carmen, in the province of Chincha, in the Ica region.
Seven years after the collapse of the old bridge due to the 2017 El Niño phenomenon, it will now be possible to safely cross the Matagente River using the modern 160-meter-long infrastructure with two lanes.
The MTC managed and unblocked this important road, which allows the connection of Chincha Alta with the district of El Carmen.
"In the midst of adversity, the construction of this bridge was proposed, which is already operational and at the service of Peruvians in this region. The new road infrastructure connects the district of El Carmen with the South Pan-American Highway, which makes it possible for products from the area to go out to the country and abroad. We look forward with optimism, because we know that works, such as the one we inaugurate today, will lead us to a more promising future," said Minister Pérez Reyes.
This work, which has had an investment of S/ 59 million, benefits more than 283 thousand citizens of the Ica region, and directly the more than 12 thousand inhabitants and farmers of the El Carmen district. The most traded products in the area are corn, cotton and watermelon, which thanks to this new route will be able to be transported to more markets and at competitive prices.
It should be remembered that, after the coastal El Niño phenomenon of 2017, and due to the increase in the flow of the Mataagente River, the foundations of the old Chamorro bridge collapsed. The structure had to be demolished and an alternate route established while the new bridge that has been inaugurated today was built.
One of the priorities of the MTC is to ensure road connectivity in the Ica region, which is why 12 bridges are being built on the San Clemente-Ayacucho route, which will benefit 127,000 residents. The head of the MTC also reported that resources are being managed in favor of the regional government and municipalities for the maintenance of national and neighborhood roads. Likewise, S/ 13 million has been transferred to local governments for the construction of 21 bridges in 15 districts of the provinces of Ica, Nasca, Palpa and Pisco.
Connectivity
Finally, in terms of digital connectivity, the head of the MTC highlighted that there are 86 population centers and 116 public institutions in Ica that benefit from Internet connection, through the regional broadband project that the sector has implemented in the region.
