It is about redirecting the heavy vehicle traffic that circulates on Brasil Street, through Puerto Rico and Maldonado Streets, except for loading and unloading. Moving the existing public transport stops from Brasil Street to nearby areas
With this mobility and sustainability proposal, the Department of Urban and Interurban Mobility and Environmental Policies seeks to reduce the impact of polluting gas emissions and noise on a street, such as Brasil Street, which supports a heavy load of daily traffic.
The current route, along Brasil Street, has narrow sections, especially in height, due to balconies and exterior façade elements that cause traffic, heavy vehicles and large public transport to cause material damage to the façades of the building. residents, in addition to causing a slowdown in road traffic.
This new proposal for an alternative route will soon be submitted to neighborhood participation and approval through the relevant neighborhood associations, and also aims to improve times and fluidity by avoiding traffic delays typical of large vehicles on a wide track. tight.
The councilor for the area of Urban and Interurban Mobility and Environmental Policies, Antonio Pérez, stated that “we seek neighborhood participation, in actions like this, that allow improvements in the quality of life of all the residents of El Tablero. With the improvement of mobility, given the distribution of traffic, reduction of acoustic impact and polluting emissions that focus on narrow roads and high traffic density."
For his part, the Councilor for the Transportation area, Orlando Cabrera, added that “the initial approach is to relocate the public transportation stops on Brasil Street to nearby areas of Puerto Rico and San Salvador streets, maintaining proximity to the current ones. Allowing the transit of light vehicles and redirecting the traffic of heavy vehicles on Puerto Rico Street and Maldonado Street, limiting the traffic of heavy vehicles on Brasil Street to loading and unloading operations.”