The earthquake, roads closed in Central Italy, The Republic

Roads closed, trains blocked, discomfort in many areas. Among the consequences of the earthquake this morning hit the Central Italy there are also difficulties related to the road network and to public and private transport.

Anas said that, because of the damage and of the fall of boulders on the floor roads caused by the earthquake, “is temporarily closed state road 685 `of the Three Valleys of Umbria’ in various sections between Spoleto and Norcia, in the province of Perugia and between Norcia and Arquata del Tronto, province of Ascoli Piceno.

also Closed state road 4 ‘Via Salaria’ between Email and Accumoli, province of Rieti, and in the stretch of the marche in province of Ascoli Piceno. Anas calls on not to proceed on the state road 4 ‘Via Salaria’, at the time the transit is allowed only to emergency vehicles.

it was also temporarily closed the highway 80 `of the Gran Sasso d’italia’ because of' instability some boulders looming on the road, between the localities of Montorio al Vomano and Fano Adriano, province of Teramo. As a precaution, and to allow the operations of the intervention from the part of the Company specialized in emergency assistance, has been placed in the closure in the section between km 60, 300 and 50 km, 500. Currently, the traffic is diverted on the secondary roads indicated on site. The staff and technicians Anas are on-site for the cleaning of the plan viable by boulders fallen, and the verification of the safety conditions of the works and of the slopes.

On Twitter, the civil Protection calls on people to “avoid travelling along the roads towards the area the earthquake to facilitate transport of the forces of order and civil protection”.

The earthquake has created inconvenience also on the railway lines, but the situation seems to have started towards normality in the Marche and in Umbria. The engineers are finishing all the checks and verifications to infrastructure and works of art. Immediately after the earthquake the train – to inform the Railways – has been suspended for the accurate controls, tracks, bridges, viaducts and tunnels, as well as to the systems of traffic management and control, to distance in the safety of the trains on the following lines: Foligno – Terontola railway, Orte – Falconara, Ascoli – Porto d’ascoli-Ascoli piceno, Terni – Sulmona, Pescara – Sulmona, and Albacina – Civitanova Marche. To ensure the mobility were activated replacement services with buses on the lines Albacina – Civitanova Marche, Ascoli – Porto d’ascoli.

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