The Guatemalan government enabled the Route CA-9 North which had been blocked due to damage caused by Tropical Depression Eta, the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) reported on Wednesday (11.11.2020).
Despite the successful work on that vehicle route, Currently, the passage of heavy transport is disabled at the Corinto Integrated Customs Office, Located in Honduran territory and part of the Customs Union between Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the aforementioned agency is temporarily closed due to landslides caused by this natural phenomenon on the road leading from Puerto Cortés to the aforementioned facilities.
Given such an inconvenience, The alternatives for transporters are the integrated stations of Agua Caliente and El Florido, which are in operation.
The Honduran Customs Administration reported that repair work is being carried out on the aforementioned road.
Important route
The CIV explained that the opening of Route CA-9 Norte was urgent, given its importance for the transport of 60% of export products, such as bananas, plantains, vegetables and other products, to the ports of Santo Tomás de Castilla, Puerto Barrios and Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala.
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