Anita Garibaldi Bridge, in Laguna, will have a 300-meter section opened on Sunday (19) The Anita Garibaldi Bridge, in Laguna, in the south of Santa Catarina, will have a partial opening in both directions on the morning of next Sunday (19), the concessionaire that manages the section said this Friday (17). It will be a stretch of around 300 meters. The bridge is currently closed for emergency repairs. The lockdown began on July 9th. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The released section will be on the cable-stayed part of the bridge on the lane closest to the median. Unlocking applies to all types of vehicles, including heavy vehicles. ?? The release time has not yet been defined. On that occasion, teams from the concessionaire will unblock traffic at the location. Detours on the Cabeçuda bridge and also along the marginal lanes will continue to be valid. Traffic will partially flow in this model, with the median lane released over a period of up to 60 days. ? With 2.8 kilometers long along BR-101, the Anita Garibaldi Bridge was inaugurated in 2015 and is considered one of the city's main postcards, as well as an engineering landmark as it is one of the largest curved cable-stayed bridges in Brazil. Problem in cable bundles forced closure The problem in one of the strands, which are bundles of cables, forced the closure. According to the concessionaire, this situation is still being analyzed, but is already well on its way to resolution. For this reason, there will be the possibility of partial release. The dealership's teams will continue working there to verify the source of the problem, which has not yet been identified by engineers. Document from 2022 already pointed out the risk of collapse on the Anita Garibaldi Bridge Blockage caused traffic and queues in the region Meanwhile, traffic remains heavy on BR 101, as the bridge remains closed. According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), queues of 9 kilometers in the North direction and 13 kilometers in the South direction were formed on Friday afternoon. Traffic diversions during the blockade South Sense (Porto Alegre) - The diversion now starts at km 311 of BR-101. Vehicles will be directed to the marginal road and will follow the Cabeçudas Bridge to the Bananal neighborhood, from where they can return to the express lane. Northbound (Florianópolis) - Vehicles must access the detour at km 315 (Bananal neighborhood) following the marginal road towards Ponte de Cabeçudas. From this point, the route continues to the vicinity of Posto Lagoa, along the marginal road, which will temporarily operate in two-way during the period of the works. Ponte Anita Garibaldi Laguna City Hall/Disclosure VIDEOS: g1 SC's most watched in the last 7 days