Governor Karina Carpio reported that the construction work of a hydraulic caisson at kilometer 27 of the road that leads to the coastal town of Ocumare, and detailed that 13 kilometers were paved in a continuous manner, to improve road conditions and guarantee the safety of locals and tourists.
The president indicated that the passage through the highway has already been reopened, where eight edge faults were also repaired, and a total of three thousand 255 tons of asphalt were placed, in addition to the work of demarcating the sections, maintenance of ditches, control of vegetation and installation of reflective studs.
The execution of the hydraulic caisson involved the demolition of 75 m³ of reinforced concrete, assembly and placement of 10 m of steel pipe, compaction of 150 m³ of fill, assembly and placement of 700 kg of reinforcing steel and the emptying of 15 m³ of ready-mixed concrete, a work carried out by the state company Vías de Aragua, with support from the national government.
“We continue working for you, Aragua; It is incredible what we are doing on a road that has been built for more than 100 years,” stated the first authority of the Aragüeña entity.
Strengthening of tourism
The mayor of the Costa de Oro municipality, Wilmer Leal, indicated that the rehabilitation of the road will contribute significantly to the development and strengthening of the tourism sector, while he thanked the effort made by the regional government to rehabilitate the road: “Work continues for the strengthening of the people, of the people who visit the Ocumare municipality of the Gold Coast of the Aragua state, from other parts of Venezuela and also internationally,” commented the mayor.
