Inter-America highway blocked to protest road conditions
Residents of Lídice de Capira closed the Inter-American highway from 6 a.m. on Friday, May,27 to protest the poor state of the roads in the sector of the country.
The protesters, mostly dressed in white, demanded the presence of the Minister of Public Works, Rafael Sabonge.
The blockage caused major traffic congestion and crowd control agents arrived at the scene to mediate with the protesters.
At 6:20 a.m., two lanes of the Inter-American highway were reopened. However, later the capireños once again blocked the road in its entirety until 8:00 a.m. reports TVN
