Vía Expresa is chaos: the vehicle accident generates the closure of the Paseo de la República, the suspension of the Metropolitano stations and the alarming traffic jam

Heavy traffic is reported on the North-South Expressway due to a light pole that is about to fall. Channel N

of Urban Transport Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU) announced the temporary closure of the Mexico City and National Stadium stations Metropolitan and part of the Paseo de la República highwayin the direction from north to south, due to the possible collapse of a light pole. For this reason, the surrounding areas have heavy traffic congestion.

The measure was taken as a precaution due to the risk of the fall of this structure. As it is known, this lighting pole was severely damaged and was suspended from the cables, as a result of the collision of a truck this Friday. As Canal N reports, the driver of the vehicle that caused the incident did not suffer any injuries and there are no reports of other injuries. However, what happened created huge traffic congestion in Elevation of the Metropolitano station in Mexico.

Due to a pole that is about to fall on the highway, in La Victoria, due to the impact of a private vehicle, the Mexico and National Stadium stations will be temporarily closed as a precaution,” ATU said via your X account.

Also, they specified that a counterflow lane is being implemented, from south to north, from Mexico Station up to Central station in Cercado de Limain order not to interrupt the operation of this service that mobilizes thousands of citizens.

Metropolitana stations were closed
The Metropolitana stations were closed for a moment. (Photo: ATU)

Due to this vehicle accident, Expressway It is the scene of a major traffic jam going into the Miraflores district (from north to south). According to the aforementioned media, the closure of this important highway includes the bridge Isabel La Católica on Canada Avenue. Vehicles in circulation chose to take the auxiliary exits towards Mariano Carranza, in the Urbanization Santa Beatriz (La Victoria).

It should be noted that access to Alejandro Tirado has been closed due to the accident. Vehicles are currently pulling up to the National Stadium entrance and will divert to Canada Avenue. Also, the Traffic Police has closed traffic for private vehicles and taxis. from the elevation of the Estadio Nacional del Metropolitano station towards the south of the city.

As the ATU staff told Canal N, they are waiting for the arrival of workers from Osinergminwho will be responsible for the complete removal of the affected post. However, they clarified that it can take up to an hour to travel to the area.

In addition, they indicated that once work begins, it will take an additional two to three hours to complete because power to the area must be shut down, the pole removed and damaged areas cleaned up.

As reported by the Waze vehicle traffic map, the congestion not only damages the Paseo de la República highway, but also other roads. For example, From. July 28 It is also overloaded. As mentioned above, traffic also reaches Plaza Grau. Walk of the Sea Heroes there is also a large number of vehicles, Bolivia is also paralyzed, a part of Av.

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