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The Santa Rosa Airport will close on September 1, the scheduled date on which the works will begin and it is estimated that, given the lack of alternatives, La Pampa could be without flights for two months. In the property located on Route 35, one of the companies has already installed equipment.
The novelty was anticipated to LA ARENA by airport sources, who indicated that the date set for the start of work will be September 1st. A tour of this newspaper through the local airport revealed that one of the companies, Bauge Construcciones, has already installed two booths and a container inside the property. It is one of the firms in charge of the tasks, and according to what they commented, the other two are Vial Agro and Edessa.
As this newspaper had announced, “what is going to be done now is the resurfacing of the runway, the taxiway and the platform. It is an important work, because they are going to remove everything that is there, a well of about 50 centimeters is dug, the earth is compacted, a slab of about 20 centimeters is made and then an asphalt layer of about ten centimeters.
The company that won the tender, airport sources indicated at the time, has a deadline of two and a half months to carry out the work. In parallel, another firm will work on changing the lighting wiring. “There is a first stage that the planes will be able to operate, then the airport will be closed because once they remove the asphalt from the runway there are no more possibilities. There the activity will be suspended for approximately two and a half months, “they pointed out.
Given the impossibility of Aerolineas Argentinas operating from General Pico, it is presumed that La Pampa will be without flights for two and a half months.
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On the other hand, two weeks after the request for reports made by the State Prosecutors Office, the Provincial Executive has not yet received responses from the competent agencies on the situation of the General Pico Airport. Given this, the measures to be taken are being analyzed and this week there could be news.
Government House sources consulted by LA ARENA confirmed that "there is still no response" from the Regulatory Body of the National Airport System (Orsna) and from Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. Given this, they anticipated that "the measures to be followed in this week". For the time being, they chose not to give any indications about what kind of actions the Pampas government could take.
As this newspaper had reported, Governor Sergio Ziliotto instructed the State Attorneys Office to request reports from the Regulatory Body of the National Airport System (Orsna) and from Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The intention is that these entities provide details on the situation and the status of the airport located in General Pico.
As reported by the Executive, on Friday, July 15, prosecutor Romina Schmidt notified "both the national body and the concessionaire of the aerostation." Both, they explained, "are responsible for keeping the airport operational."
The objective of the provincial government is that these entities present reports on the situation and the state of the airport located in Genera Pico. In addition, it required that "possible supervisions/inspections and/or work carried out or to be carried out therein be made known, in order to become aware of the operation of said airport."
The State prosecutor based the request on the need to know "if measures and processes have been adopted that allow the operation of commercial air passenger services, ensuring the provision of the service in safe and correct conditions", during the period in which the Santa Rosa Airport will remain closed for repairs. |
