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First Provisional Pedestrian Bridge Installed on Vía Expresa Sur

City officials call the span a stopgap to restore safe crossings pending permanent structures.

Overview

  • Emape completed the overnight assembly at Esteban Camere in Surco, lifting three metal modules with a heavy crane over roughly five hours.
  • The program calls for four temporary footbridges of about 60 meters each, with installation targeted within approximately six weeks subject to technical and weather conditions.
  • After the lift, crews will add vertical and horizontal signage, paint crosswalks, and build access sidewalks to organize pedestrian flow.
  • Preparatory works are underway for the next crossings at Doña Elsa, García García, and Los Vicus, including excavations and platform assembly.
  • The rollout follows months of neighborhood complaints over missing crossings and media reports of a pedestrian death since the roadway opened.