2024-04-04 08:19:47
Holy Week 2024 has ended, and the authorities have presented an encouraging balance in terms of mobility, highlighting a significant reduction of 57% in accidents. The Minister of Transportation, William Camargo, reported that there were no total or partial road closures due to emergencies in the road network during the return of travelers, which shows a positive balance for the festive period.
According to data provided by the Superintendency of Transportation, a total of 8.4 million vehicles circulated on the country’s roads during Semana Mayor. Of these, 311,940 departed from the 52 authorized land transportation terminals, transporting 3,161,423 passengers. Likewise, 50 control operations were carried out at 17 tolls nationwide, inspecting 1,130 vehicles.
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In addition, reinforcement measures were implemented in 27 transport terminals, 21 airports, seven bodies of water (including port areas) and five cable stations, with the aim of raising awareness among 29,469 people. Minister Camargo also revealed that 2,610,453 passengers chose to travel by air, of which 2,064,418 went to national destinations and 546,036 made international journeys.
«If you travel through our country of natural beauty, plan your trip calmly, drive responsibly and take care of yourself. “We also take care of you through road safety technology so that you arrive at your destination healthy,” said the Minister of Transportation through his official account on the social network X.
During the festive period, a total of 5,300 uniformed personnel were deployed on the country’s roads, carrying out control and prevention tasks in more than 60 areas of interest.
In relation to the accident figures, Minister Camargo highlighted that the preliminary data of a 57% reduction is encouraging, although he stressed the need to wait for the final report, which will be obtained by comparing data with Forensic Medicine, a process that can take approximately two months.
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