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A section of the PI-116 highway, on the coast of Piauí, was bottled on Saturday morning (2) due to the accumulation of sand from the dunes. The road is used to access the beaches of Macapá and Maramar, very popular destinations among tourists.
Throughout the day, part of the sand was removed with the help of a tractor. The State Highway Police Battalion (BPRE) needed to organize traffic on the site.
According to Captain Pedro Filho, the BPRE police commander on the coast of Piauí, the sand from the dunes had been on the road for about a week. The agency reported the situation to the Piauí Highway Department (DER) and the Luís Correia prefecture, on the state’s coast, but the removal of sand only began this Saturday morning.
“The wind is very strong and brings sand to the track. It is something that happens every year and creates the risk of an accident. Thank God there was no serious accident today. We went to the place and cleared the traffic,” he said. captain.
OR Twitter He tried to contact the city of Luís Corea and the DER of Piauí, without success.
02.01.2021 – Sand from the dunes invaded a section of road that leads to the beaches of Piauí
Image: Highway Police Battalion of the State of Piauí
