And blocking by demonstrations It was recorded on the afternoon of this Thursday in Bogota. A group of protesters staged a sit-in on Avenida Calle 26in front of the National University.
Although, around 5 pm it was reported that the service had been rehabilitated at the Ciudad Universitaria and Quinta Paredes stations, by 5:30 pm it was confirmed that the system was affected again. Then, at 6 pm it was reported that the demonstrators had dispersed and that the blockade was over.
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“Operation is enabled on the Calle 26 Trunk“, tweeted TransMilenio.
(To continue reading: Was it great for Bogotá to stop the sneaks in TransMilenio?)
Other mobility news
4:48 pm: Criminalistics work ends on the North Highway
The criminalistics work on the North Highway with 200th Street was completed, where a motorcyclist died in a road accident. “Transit on the Autonorte corridor is recovered,” Mobility reported.
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4:37 pm: Traffic jam on the North Highway due to an accident
At 2:40 pm, a road accident was reported on the North Highway with 200th Street between a truck driver and a motorcyclist, who died at the scene. The fatal accident generated a traffic jam that is maintained at the hour.
“Autonorte Corridor registers strong vehicular congestion in both directions, due to the fatal accident on 198th Street; additionally, 5 more accidents are registered along the corridor, which already have assigned @TransitoBta units,” Mobility reports.
????#At this time Autonorte Corridor records strong vehicular congestion in both directions, due to the fatal accident on 198th Street; additionally, 5 more claims are recorded along the corridor, which already have units of @TransitoBta assigned. pic.twitter.com/Somj2XIsC4
– Bogotá Transit (@BogotaTransito) September 15, 2022
4:18 pm: Another protest at the Macarena Headquarters District University
The Ministry of Mobility confirmed that there is another demonstration on Circunvalar Avenue with 28th Street (direction south – north). About 60 people block the road.
(Don’t stop reading: ‘There is no work in Bogotá that is executed in the scheduled time’: Director of the IDU)
News in development…
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