The Minister of Transportation, William Camargo, has just confirmed from the Unified Command Post that the Bogot\u00e1-Villavicencio highway will be reopened as of tomorrow, only during daylight hours. For now, only cargo vehicles will be allowed to pass.<\/p>\n\n
After the landslide on the Bogot\u00e1-Villavicencio highway that caused a total closure and heavy traffic congestion, the Bogot\u00e1-Villavicencio highway is completely closed as of Friday, due to a landslide that took place at kilometer 58 + 600, in the municipality of Guayabetal.<\/p>\n\n
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So far, the road closure has caused great material losses. According to Jorge Bedoya, president of the Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia (SAC), \u201cmore than 1,200 tons of pork are leaving the Llano to the center of the country and in the case of chicken, more than 1,900 tons. There is still 40% of the rice harvest to be shipped\u201d.<\/p>\n\n
Bedoya insisted in his X account that \u201cSupport must be given to producers for the cost overruns and losses generated by this situation\u201d and that \u201cA government that has a checkbook and royalties available must contribute to structural solutions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n
The road closure has been attributed to the strong earthquakes that have shaken the central part of the country in the last few days, which have caused damage to the road infrastructure, as well as to several landslides and heavy rainfall in the region in the last few months.<\/p>\n\n
So far, no date or time has been set for the reopening of the road, due to the magnitude of the landslide and rockslides.<\/p>\n\n
The total closure of the road has generated heavy traffic congestion in the south of Bogota. The competent authorities have urged citizens to avoid traveling through the area until they have clear and precise information on the reopening of the road. They have also asked them to avoid parking on the side of the road while waiting for it to be reopened.<\/p>\n\n
Coviandina, for its part, has recommended taking alternative routes in case it is necessary to travel urgently to Villavicencio.<\/p>\n\n
The Ministry of Transportation has recommended drivers of passenger buses and vehicles transporting elderly people or children to return to their place of origin, due to the road closure situation.<\/p>\n\n
Alternate routes<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n
For those who need to travel urgently to Villavicencio and who do not drive a cargo vehicle, Coviandina has proposed two alternative routes: The first involves the route Bogot\u00e1-Sisga-Guateque-San Luis de Gaceno-El Secreto-Algarrobo-Villanueva-Barraca-Paratebueno-Cumaral-Restrepo-Villavicencio. The second option runs from Bogot\u00e1-Sisga-Tunja-Paipa-Duitama-Sogamoso-Aguazul-Monterrey-Algarrobo-Villanueva-Barranca-Paratebueno-Cumaral-Restrepo-Villavicencio.<\/p>\n\n
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