Repairs on
Turiguanó-Cayo Coco Causeway advance
Ortelio
González Martínez
PHoto:
Juvenal Balán
JARDINES DEL REY, Ciego de
Ávila.—More than half of the bridges making up the
Turiguanó-Cayo Coco causeway, which connects the
island of Cuba with the northern cays of Ciego de
Avila, has undergone major repairs during the last
five years, as part of significant investment across
these islets.
Among the causeway’s 12 bridges
between 20 and 80 meters long, all facilitating the
flow of sea currents, repairs to the seventh were
concluded this year, accroding to civil engineer,
Reuben Galban Hernandez, head of investments at the
Ciego de Ávila Provincial Highways Center.
The comprehensive effort also
includes the completion of the La Pasa bridge (124
meters long), which links Cayo Coco and Cayo Romano,
and works on another bridge providing access to
Paredón Grande, another of the islets included in
the development plan for the northern coast of Ciego
de Ávila, over 80% of which has been completed.
According to the specialist, works
are expected to continue on the Romano-Jigüey road
over the remainder of this year, as well as the
construction of another bridge (with foundations
currently being laid) on the Turiguanó-Cayo Coco
causeway, and protective breakwaters on both sides
of the bridge, which will continue into 2015.
The works undertaken have also
included replacement of girders, slabs on which the
bearing layer sits and supports for the tops of the
bridges, as well as the tarmacing and waterproofing
of the structures, as in many cases it was necessary
to first prepare the seabed, which was seriously
damaged when Hurricane Ike struck in September 2008.
