US EditionBlocks Collapse via Oaxaca After Hurricane
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Oaxaca, Mexico.- The Mitla-Tehuantepec Highway, which was inaugurated in Oaxaca just last January, has been closed for three days after a collapse that was recorded in the false tunnel known as "El Tornillo", after the impact of hurricane "Erick." State and federal authorities reported on June 20 the collapse at the height of kilometer 139+400, on the Santo Domingo Narro-Lachixila stretch. REFORMA Group confirmed this Sunday with a telephone ope…
The "El Tornillo" false tunnel, one of the emblematic structures of the Mitla-Istmo Highway (190-D) in Oaxaca, collapsed on June 22 following the intense rains caused by Hurricane Erick, which hit the state as a Category 3 hurricane. The collapse has caused severe damage to at least 15 kilometers of the highway, completely closing it to traffic, and has also raised questions about the quality of its construction. The collapsed structure was part…
Last Friday, June 20th, there was a strong collapse in tunnel number 3, known as “El Tornillo”, located at kilometer 96+500 of the Mitla–Tehuantepec 190D highway, in Oaxaca. This infrastructure collapsed due to the effects of hurricane “Erick”, which left intense rains and landslides in different areas of the state, especially in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. What was the tunnel “The screw” like? The tunnel was designed as an open sky structure, a…
Hurricane “Erick” left severe damage in Oaxaca, including a landslide that completely blocked the 190 D Mitla–Tehuantepec highway, at tunnel 3, known as “El Tornillo.” The Infrastructure Secretariat reported that the traffic was suspended while... Full Note »
Part of AMLO's mega-project on the Mitla-Tehuantepec interoceanic corridor collapses, revealing structural flaws, but blame is placed on Hurricane Erick. Oaxaca.- The intense rains caused by Hurricane Erick have left severe damage to Oaxaca's roads, primarily on the Mitla-Tehuantepec superhighway, where more than 200 landslides and collapses reveal structural flaws […]
Hurricane Erick wreaked havoc in the region of Oaxaca, including more than 200 landslides on roads; one of the most relevant is the assumption in the tunnel known as “El Tornillo”, on the Mitla–Tehuantepec highway. However, images on X – before Twitter – question whether it is just a blockade and not a collapse.The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), reported that they work in the area to enable provisional roads.
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