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Acceso Sur Sinkhole: Route Partially Reopened as Final Paving Gets Underway

A durable steel sleeve now protects the sewer line beneath RN40, enabling a rapid return to normal traffic by the weekend.

Overview

  • Two lanes in each direction are provisionally open near Calle Carrodilla between Rawson and Juan José Paso, with traffic controls in place and delays persisting.
  • Night works that began Thursday at 21:00 focus on compaction and asphalt surfacing, with crews aiming to finish the calzada and later the collectoras by the weekend.
  • More than 100 workers operated in rotating 24‑hour shifts to replace the failed 400 mm cloacal pipe and insert a 500 mm steel sleeve to protect future interventions.
  • Bypasses and a short contraflow over the central median kept vehicles moving during the emergency phase, but alternate routes also experienced heavy congestion.
  • Officials attribute the collapse to corrosion of a 1970s-era sewer segment, and they expect progressive, safety-controlled reopening to full capacity once paving concludes.