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Santo
Domingo Suspension Bridge Closed
In an act to prevent the repeat of last the
tragedy of last week, officials of Santo
Domingo de Heredia yesterday closed the "puente
de hamaca" - suspension bridge. Santo
Domingo municipal officials said that the
bridge closure was following preliminary
inspection that showed the bridge is
deteriorated and rusted.
The bridge is located in Santo Tomás in the
barrio El Socorro en Santo Domingo de
Heredia, an important bridge to and from the
area and Heredia from Tibás.
Yesterday traffic congestion at the bridge
was beyond description as drivers were not
made aware of the closure and confused as to
who had the right of way of the use of the
"bailey" bridge next to the suspension
bridge.
Municial officials say the bridge will be
closed for at least three weeks as
evaluations on the condition of the bridge
is made, in an move to avoid the tragedy of
Thursday, October 22, when the suspension
bridge between Turrucares and Orotina failed
when a bus loaded with passengers plunged
into the river, claiming five lives and
injuring dozens.
To avoid being collapse number of two of the
country's ten most dangerous bridges or the
top 100 that have a high risk of collapse,
the Municipalidad de Santo Domingo opted to
have the experts from the Laboratorio
Nacional de Materiales y Modelos
Estructurales (LANANME) inspect the bridge
and make recommendations.
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