Los Chorros highway to close all day Sunday, October 25, for a rock blast
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The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) will close the Los Chorros highway on Sunday, October 25, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., for a blast on a slope below the Los Chorros water park, Minister Romeo Rodríguez announced. The work is part of the widening of the Pan-American Highway and the construction of the viaduct, and some of the rock will fall onto the road, so it must be cleared before reopening. As alternative routes, the ministry suggested the calle al Volcán, the Quezaltepeque highway and the Comasagua highway via Jayaque. People who live in the area will still be able to reach their homes, and the minister said they will try to reopen earlier than planned. According to Infobae, Rodríguez also said the new highway will carry a three-year workmanship guarantee once it is handed over.
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Announces rock blasting near the Los Chorros park on Sunday, October 25, with traffic in the area temporarily suspended.