Venezuela announces total closure of border bridge with Colombia for 15 days
Passage through the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge. Photo: EFE
TL;DR
- The Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge is closed for 15 days for rehabilitation.
- Recent floods caused serious damage to the bridge's foundations on the Venezuelan side.
- Colombian authorities confirmed the Colombian side of the bridge is not in imminent danger.
- Venezuelan authorities have restricted traffic to one lane and prohibited heavy vehicles.
- The bridge, 57 years old, is the second busiest on the Norte de Santander-Táchira border.
- The Simón Bolívar bridge is the busiest border crossing in the region.