José Luis Falero reported that the number of fatal accidents decreased by 12% compared to 2022.
He Ministry of Transportation raised the maximum speed in five sections of three national routes; meanwhile, the leader of the portfolio, José Luis Falero, He assured that the number of fatal accidents decreased by 12% in 2023 compared to 2022.
After the evaluation of the 112 new radars – which were placed in different parts of Uruguay -, the Center for Intelligent Transit Systems (CSIT) determined that increasing the maximum speed will favor the road safety and the transit on the highway and interchanges, on the Perimetral and Route 5, and on routes 101 and 102.
The sections in which it was decided to increase the maximum speed are: Mauritius Pass on Route 1 between kilometers 51,278 and 51,571; Valdez Tips on Route 1 between kilometers 61,178 and 61,336; cannelloni on Route 11 at kilometer 96,586 and Artigas on Route 30 between kilometers 130,890 and 132,715.
Decrease in fatal accidents
The Minister of Transport, José Luis Falerostated that the country saw a 12% decrease in fatal accidents on roads during 2023, compared to 2022. “There are 27 lives that we saved as a result of public works,” he assured.
For the portfolio leader, this is because the establishment of the four interchanges built between Montevideo and Punta del Este It favored the improvement of mobility and helped reduce fatal accidents.
“The Interspa route has been the one with the least percentage of violations has had,” they said from the CSIT. According to the center, this is due to road safety actions, as well as the “installation of the Parque del Plata interchange which allowed for agile circulation by eliminating a traffic light and a radar.
Where are the speed cameras?
Detailed list of the location of each of the 112 radars ordered by route, progressive according to executive project and description:
- 05K845 Santin Carlos Rossi
- 0 5K100 Marshy
- 0 2K210/2K220 Capurro
- 0 3K650/3K750 Refinery
- 0 5K600 Marshy
- 0 1K530/1K570 Juan Carlos Gomez
- 1 61K336/61K178 Valdez Point
- 1 120K987 Waldensian Colony
- 1 174k210 Sacramento Colony
- 1 51K571/51K278 Mauritius Pass
- 1 29k000 Pennino A+
- 1 29K360 Pennino A-
- 1 101K738 Ecilda Paullier
- 2 181K957 Florencio Sanchez
- 3 624K037 Beautiful Union
- 3 626K411 Bella Unión – Las Láminas neighborhood
- 3 191K370 Trinity (access)
- 3 187K090 Trinity (access)
- 3 71K785 Villa María (access)
- 3 71K150 Villa María (access)
- 3 92K275 AP San José – Parque Rodó
- 3 432K005 Guaviyú Hot Springs
- 3 476K980 Daymán Hot Springs
- 3 478K265 Daymán Hot Springs
- 3 482K920 South Jump
- 3 South Access Young South
- 3 North Access Young North
- 4 380K110 Guichon
- 5 37K480 Juanicó
- 5 38K131 Juanicó
- 5 186K392 Saint Bernardine
- 5 248K000 Centennial Town
- 5 377K354 Bonilla Pass
- 5 385K972 Tacuarembó / Route 26
- 5 393K605 Tacuarembó / Route 26
- 7 1K136 Melo / Route 7 NE
- 7 52K528 San Jacinto
- 7 77K785 felling
- 7 79K500 felling
- 7 94K610 Fray Marcos
- 7 97K620/98K078 Fray Marcos
- 7 110K240 Kasupá
- 7 111K100 Kasupá
- 7 142K010 Alejandro Gallinal
- 7 143K910 Alejandro Gallinal
- 7 204K320 José Batlle y Ordoñez
- 7 205K485 José Batlle y Ordoñez
- 7 249K960 Cerro Chato Sur
- 7 279K880 Santa Clara del Olimar
- 7 282K530 Santa Clara del Olimar
- 7 303K455 Tupambae
- 7 304K835 Tupambae
- 7 337K215 Hill of Accounts
- 7 350K615 Dead Friar
- 7 354K415 Dead Friar
- 8 13K457/13K385 Punta de Rieles – Barros Blancos
- 8 23K479 Punta de Rieles – Barros Blancos
- 8 24K410 Punta de Rieles – Barros Blancos
- 8 25K025 Punta de Rieles – Barros Blancos
- 8 391K991 Mello
- 8 401K886 Mello
- 8 288K645 Thirty-three
- 8 217K132 Pirarajá
- 9 264K038 Castles
- 9 338K106 Chuy
- 9 209K409 Rocha
- eleven 14K621 Ecilda Paullier
- eleven 39K646 Juan Soler
- eleven 38K923 Juan Soler
- eleven 139K390 San Jacinto
- eleven 138K372 San Jacinto
- eleven 86K573 St. Lucia
- eleven 96K586 cannelloni
- 12 78K836 felling
- 14 138K644 Trinity
- fifteen 27K482 Rocha
- 17 289K350 Thirty-three
- 19 9K970 July 18
- twenty-one 322K880 San Salvador bridge/river
- twenty-one 178K500 Cologne
- twenty-one 255K710 Carmel
- 23 149K485 Ismael Cortinas
- 26 430K679 Mello
- 26 1K976 Mello
- 30 128K280 Artigas (access Route 4)
- 30 132K715 Artigas (Large Painted)
- 30 130K890 Artigas (Bypass OE)
- 55 13K340 Bell
- 67 24K850 The stones
- 67 39K395 Willow
- 74 25K135 White Muds
- 74 30K510 Route 6
- 75 35K175 Villa Gardens of Pando
- 81 9K815 Pache Pass
- 101 25K541 Aeroparque neighborhood
- 101 24K825 Aeroparque neighborhood
- 102 22K900 Leopolis
- 102 24K220 Martinelli Park
- 102 24K950/25K085 The Paradises
- 102 27K840 Champion of the Century
- 102 31K618/31K516 Southern Cross Way
- 102 36K750/36K636 Avenue of Instructions
- 102 45K900 Fauquet Trail
- 107 0K394 Willow
- 200 22K079/21K826 Beacon
- 200 27K442/27K093 Solymar Hills
- 200 35K369/35K210 Neptunia
- 200 37K065/36K800 Nogueira and Colón Avenues
- 200 40K435/40K091 Marindia
- 200 51K051/50K850 Silver Park
- 200 64k000 saint Louis
- 200 63k000 saint Louis
Source: Ambito
