He Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) reported that the number of fatal accidents decreased by 12% in 2023 compared to 2022 thanks to the new radar system and highlighted one of the country’s routes as the one with the fewest traffic violations. Uruguay.
He Center for Intelligent Transit Systems (CSIT) determined that the route Interspawhich crosses the spas of Maldonado and cannelloniis the one that has had the fewest traffic violations.
“This responds to the road safety actions that have been implemented, such as the installation of the Parque del Plata interchange that allowed for agile circulation by eliminating a traffic light and a radar,” stated the Minister of Transportation. MTOP, José Luis Falero.
The government built four interchanges along the routes that go from Montevideo until Punta del Este. “We closed the year with 12% fewer fatal accidents on routes. There are 27 lives that we saved as a result of public works,” highlighted the leader.
They increase the maximum speed on three national routes
The success of traffic radars allowed, announced the Ministry of Transportation and Public Worksincrease the maximum speed in sections of three routes with the aim of reducing road accidents and promoting vehicle flow.
The sections in which the government decided to increase the maximum speed are: Mauricio Pass in Route 1 between kilometers 51,278 and 51,571; Valdez tips in Route 1 between kilometers 61,178 and 61,336; Cannelloni in Route 11 at kilometer 96,586 and Artigas on Route 30 between kilometers 130,890 and 132,715.
Source: Ambito
