Impacts of Building a Dam - Traffic Dangers

Cachagua Road  is a twisting, eleven mile country road in mountainous terrain with blind curves, hairpin turns and one-lane bridges. The road is so narrow (18' -20' wide) with little shoulder, that it barely accommodates school buses in light traffic. There is no center-line because of a danger to traffic.

© 1999 Dale Hekhius

Planned Cement Truck Traffic for dam construction

• Large, heavy cement trucks would use Cachagua Road to reach the proposed dam construction site.
• The peak 6-month construction period would include 36-90 one-way truck trips per day, 6 days a week, and daily double shifts of 125 workers each.
• The Supplimental Invironmental Impact Report admits "that impacts of construction traffic would be significant and unavoidable".

© 1999 Dale Hekhius

Inescapable Conclusions

• Intensive cement truck traffic is an unacceptable use of a winding, narrow country road.
• Such a plan, if pursued, would place Cachagua and its residents at high risk particularly with regard to traffic safety, road damage, and dirt, dust and noise pollution.

© 1999 Kira Carrillo Corser

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Water Over The Dam