CCOO and FADE ask for the Güerna highway to be free of charge while the works last – Nortes | Focused on the periphery

The Ministry of Transport announced this Monday that traffic on the highway will resume on one of the two carriageways with one lane in each direction, through a bypass, but several expert geologists and sources from the Ministry have agreed that the total repair of the slope will take months.

Geological experts have agreed to warn that the point where the landslide occurred this Sunday, leaving the AP-66 completely cut off, between Asturies and León, is a very complicated area due to the fragmentation of the rock and the action they have. meteorological agents on it, and they have stressed that the total repair of that slope will take months.

The secretary general of CCOO Asturies, Jose Manuel Zapicohas demanded free toll Güerna while the work lasts for the total recovery of traffic on the road AP-66which was closed to traffic yesterday after a landslide.

In a statement, the Asturian union leader welcomed the fact that there were no victims in the collapse, but he regretted the “considerable” economic damage that the highway cut will cause, which is why he has asked that AVE services be reinforced while The works last to fully reopen the road.

The general secretary of CCOO has stressed that the work to remove the rocky material that impedes circulation on the road must be undertaken urgently and last as little as possible, and has asked to redouble maintenance efforts so as not to have to regret more accident incidents. this nature and, to the extent possible, that the Administrations can anticipate possible future disputes.

The president of the FAsturian Federation of Businessmen (FADE), María Calvohas also been in favor this Monday of eliminating the Huerna toll until the four lanes of the AP-66, closed to traffic after a large landslide that took place yesterday, can be reopened to traffic.

Before participating in a tourist day in Oviedo/Uvieuthe president of the businessmen has stated that “it would not be logical” for the toll to be charged if the AP-66 is opened with limited use or with a single lane, but has stressed that the most important thing is to restore traffic as soon as possible and in safe conditions.