Authorities Call to Plan Long Weekend Trips: 450 Thousand Vehicles Are Expected to Leave the Metropolitan Region

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During the day of this Thursday, the authorities made a call to plan the journeys before the long weekend, since a total of 450,000 vehicles are expected to leave the Metropolitan Region. According to the authorities, the increase in the vehicle flow will begin from 15:00 hours this Thursday, having its peak time between 20:00 and 21:00 hours. Likewise, by tomorrow, it is expected that the highest concentration of vehicles leaving the region wil…

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Authorities plan the departure of more than 454 thousand vehicles from the Metropolitan Region to other areas of the country on the occasion of the long weekend for Easter. This Friday, April 3 is a Good Friday holiday, so people will take advantage to rest and travel to different cities. In this context, the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) presented a contingency plan for vehicles that run on roads between Thursday 2 and Sunday 5 April.

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The Minister of Public Works, Martín Arrau, presented a contingency plan to face the high exit of vehicles during Holy Week. According to the projections, more than 450,000 cars will leave Santiago during the long weekend. Arrau explained that measures will be implemented to reduce congestion and improve road safety. In this context, he said: “We are facing the first long weekend of the year, in which it is projected to leave more than 450,000 v…

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A call to plan the trips and to travel with due caution during this weekend of Holy Week, made government authorities, headed by the presidential delegate Francisco Lbjubetic, and who together with the seremi of the MOP, David Plaza, the concessionaire Route of La Araucania, transports, Carabineros and Senda, announced the Contingency Plan for this first long weekend where a high vehicle flow along Route 5 south is projected.