Federal Court of Bariloche, responsible for Gustavo VillanuevaHe ordered it National roads Must be repaired urgently Route 40, After collective insistence Black River And other objects. Signage will also be required at any site that has performed patchwork.
The case began due to the lack of official responses and the increasing danger of the route. The problem has been reported several times by the Rio Negro government without receiving a response. An official statement from the provincial government said: “This is an essential route for the connectivity of the Andes and economic and tourism development, the deteriorating condition of which endangers the safety, physical integrity and lives of those who travel across it daily,” the published text reads.
The ruling stipulates that national roads, using the 2024 budget, must immediately carry out a range of essential works to ensure road safety.
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Hot fixes
Among the most urgent actions included in the reform are:
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Repair potholes, cracks, grooves and serious deformations.
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Correction of shoulder discrepancies.
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Replace horizontal banners in overlapping sectors.
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Place vertical signs day and night on curves, speed bumps, areas at risk of collapse and other critical points.
These repairs must be carried out without rescheduling and without administrative delay.
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Repair plan and deadlines
During the first 90 days, National roads You will have to provide a complete survey of each one of the crucial points in Route 40, Accompanied by a schedule for carrying out each repair, well detailed and organized by failure. During this period, you must also generate a technical report that confirms or rules out the risks of transporting rock materials away. If there is any risk, you will have to suggest corrective measures and determine when to apply these measures.
Throughout this period, it must be reported whether it is necessary to install cargo control centers, as well as reporting what measures will be implemented and by what deadlines if the installation proves positive.
After 120 days, a comprehensive maintenance plan will be required, which can be implemented once the urgent repairs are completed. The plan must contain preventative and future-proofing measures that will allow the integrity of a portion of Route 40 to be sustained over time.
The ruling strongly affirms the role of the Province of the Rio Negro in defending the lives, road safety and physical safety of pedestrians, on one of the most important roads in the Andean connectivity and tourism and economic development of the southwestern Rio Negro.
Justice has recognized the inaction of the ways for years and established the right and duty of the Rio Negro to take action in the face of the lack of response and non-compliance of the nation state.
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