Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.
The Buenos Aires Government deployed this Monday morning a security operation in the vicinity of the Retiro railway stations, after the eviction of street vendors for improvement works in the area, and a program of pedestrian diversions, transit and transfer of bus stops.
This weekend a work plan began to rearrange the public space in the vicinity of the Retiro station in Buenos Aires with the aim of “improving the circulation of the 200,000 people”, as argued, which implied the eviction of dozens of “manteros ” who worked in front of the railway head.
This Sunday, a group of street vendors blocked Ramos Mejía avenue in protest of the measure and denounced “lack of responses to the problems of street workers.”
This Monday morning, the Buenos Aires government deployed dozens of police officers and traffic agents in the area.
Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.
The public space rearrangement work plan involves the intervention of 4,500 square meters of sidewalks and the stops of the transfer center with electrical installation and fine-tuning of furniture.
As reported in a statement, while the work lasts, two lanes of Ramos Mejía avenue will be enabled exclusively for pedestrian circulation between railway stations and seven bus stops and two taxi stops will be transferred.
There is a partial cut in José María Ramos Mejía avenue, between Antártida Argentina avenue and the access to the C line subway station, and pedestrian circulation is diverted towards the two lanes adjacent to the sidewalk on the side of the railway and bus stations. bus.
Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.
Regarding the relocation of bus stops, the stops of lines 28, 70, 75, 92, 100, 101 and 150 located on José María Ramos Mejía, between Avenida Antártida Argentina and Padre Mugica, are canceled and relocated on the inns that are located in front of Plaza Canada.
Thus, line 28 will have the same location as the stop of line 143; line 70 same as line 33; bus 75 will stop where number 20 currently does and line 92 will coincide with the 91 stop.
Meanwhile, line 100 will have the same location as the line 115 stop; 101 at the bus stop on line 5 and buses 150 will stop where line 108 currently do.
The rest of the lines and their stops were not affected by the works.
For its part, the entrances to the Belgrano Norte and San Martín railway stations are enabled through the side doors.
Meanwhile, the taxi rank located in front of the Miter line railway station continues in its usual location and the one located in front of the Belgrano Norte railway station operates parallel to the fences.
The stops located in front of the Bus Terminal operate on Ramos Mejía avenue in front of Antártida Argentina avenue.
