The crater opened at a construction site on line 6-Orange of the São Paulo subway began to be filled with mortar and rocks this Wednesday (2). A sewage leak caused the collapse of part of the Marginal Tietê lane between the Piqueri and Freguesia do Ó bridges this Tuesday morning (1st). Nobody was hurt.
After the collapse, an assessment meeting was held between technicians from the Metropolitan Transport Department, the Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp), the São Paulo City Hall and Acciona, which is the company responsible for the construction of the line. 6-Orange of the São Paulo subway. Contaminated water also began to be drained this morning.
After the meeting, it was decided that, in the next few hours, teams will work to try to contain this sewage leak. For this, they will pour mortar into the hole and then pumps will be activated to remove all the residue, freeing the place for the recovery procedures of the track to be carried out.
In a press conference this Wednesday, Secretary of Metropolitan Transport of the state of São Paulo, Paulo Galli, said that the central lane of Marginal Tietê in the stretch that collapsed on Tuesday (1st), can be released until February 11th.
Civil Defense was on site during the day and, according to the technicians’ assessment, there is no need to remove neighbors from the site at this time.
The interdiction of part of the Marginal Tietê – one of the most important roads in the capital of São Paulo – caused traffic congestion in the city. While the situation is not normalized, drivers should be aware of alternative routes.
Source: CNN Brasil
