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meIn a statement, Carris informs that “after the interruption of the circulation of the Lisbon Metropolitan, in the Marquês de Pombal – Laranjeiras da Linha Azul section”, the company reinforced races 746 and 726.
A Carrera 746 takes the Marquês do Pombal – Sete Rios route and the reinforcement includes the service extension night until 1:00.
A Carrera 726 takes the route Arco do Cego – Sete Rios – Pontinha.
In the note, Carris recommends that passengers consult the ‘website’ for “other professional solutions, which could be an alternative to using the metro”.
The collapse that occurred today in the Lisbon Metro caused minor injuries to four people.
According to the vice president oftimes from lisbon, “Everything indicates” that the responsibility for the collapse that occurred in the subway this afternoon belongs to the municipality and “it’s not about maintenance issues” for the metro.
“Everything indicates, at this time, that the responsibility for what happened in the subway tunnel lies with the municipality and, therefore, there is an error that everything indicates that it was the contractor, but that it could have been draft – we are evaluating – what caused this problem in the subway tunnel”Said João Paulo Saraiva during the Municipal Assembly meeting, which will be held this afternoon by videoconference.
According to the mayor, responsibility direct It is not from the autarky, but it is the Chambertimes from Lisbon who is “the developer”.
At the beginning of the afternoon, at the site of the collapse, the councilor with the Protection Civil, Carlos Castro, also indicated that it was “an incident derived from the work” that is being carried out in the Praça de Espanha.
At the time of the accident, around 2:30 p.m., there were about 300 people in the composition passing by. However, there is only four minor injuries, “three from anxiety and one, the subway security guard, who opened the glass and tore his arm a bit”he added.
Also according to Carlos Castro, there was “a fall in part of the subway tunnel slab, probably due to a construction error”, and an investigation was initiated to determine responsibility for what happened.
Also according to Carlos Castro, “The conditions for the reopening of the tunnel “of the subway in the place are not fulfilled, and it is expected that it will remain so during” one or two days of interruption.. Passengers will be transported in a joint between the metro and the Carris bus station.
Also present at the site was the president of the Lisbon Metropolitan Board of Directors, Vítor Domingues dos Santos, who said that during the works in Praça de Espanha, “by demolishing part of the reinforced concrete structure, they perforated the gallery, which it is already very old, damaging the train that was currently passing ”.
The “subway dome will have to be reinforced,” he added, explaining that the structure “is a mixture of stone and concrete, a fragile mixture, about 50 years old.”
According to the official, the circulation on the Blue Line, which since then has been resumed in part of the section “around 16:15”, will take place between Reboleira and Laranjeiras and Marquês de Pombal to Santa Apolónia, with Carris ensuring alternative transportation in the area affected.
The works of the new Urban Park of the Praça de Espanha began on 13 janeiro and should be completed this year.
At the time the contract was launched, the president oftimes from Lisbon, Fernando Medina, said that the intervention includes “a very significant number of trees“,” fruit clearance “areas, playgrounds, terraces and kiosks, resuming the Water as a “central element” of the space.
The contract, launched with a base price of more than six million euros, also includes a transformation of the road network Current at two major intersections.
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