The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) will formalize the transfer of the medium and low voltage electrical grid of Costanera Sul to the National Electricity Administration (ANDE), while the Asunción Municipality will take over ornamental lighting. The decision was made in a strategic meeting among authorities from the three institutions, who also discussed improvements in lighting for priority areas such as La Victoria Avenue and the Asunción Bus Terminal.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) informed that temporary detours on Silvio Pettirossi Avenue, between Elizardo Aquino and Ñu Guasu avenues, remain in effect for the construction of the foundation heads of the viaduct for the Las Residentas road corridor. The measure, expected to last about ten days, alters traffic in both directions and requires increased driver attention.
Residents of the San Pablo district in San Pedro began the second week of mobilization by setting up a 'resistance tent' and carrying out intermittent blockades on the Jejuí River bridge, protesting delays in the Corredor Norte project and the lack of responses from the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC).
A woman was the victim of a robbery in the Aquino Cué settlement, in Concepción, when two men broke her car window and forced her to go to an isolated area, where they took approximately Gs. 100 million. The criminals abandoned the vehicle on a dirt road and fled; the police are investigating.
After 31 days of isolation, volunteers and the MOPC reopened the route between Fuerte Olimpo and Bahía Negra, but the lack of earthworks and drainage caused water to return with new rains. The Chamber of Deputies is set to vote on a departmental emergency declaration, criticized as late and electioneering.
The national highway PY04, linking Ñeembucú to San Ignacio, is in a critical state of deterioration, with deep potholes forcing drivers into dangerous maneuvers. Users and transporters denounce abandonment after the end of the maintenance contract with Topografía y Caminos SA, while the MOPC announces repairs that have not materialized.
The department concentrates nearly half of the national revenue in the sector, driven by infrastructure and construction works.