Blue sky view road-improvement concrete tunnel shelter below scree slope mountains, Ruta 7, Uspallata Pass, Andes, Argentina

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International Routeway 7, over the Uspallata Pass, between Argentina and Chile, is closed an average 29 days a year because of winter snows and rock-falls. So, to improve this arterial crossing of the Andes, the Argentinian Government has decided upon a series of road improvements. These include a series of passageways and tunnels and reinforced concrete shelters, consisting of a vault over the highway. The cost of improving the road crossing is estimated at 30,800,000 US dollars. A shot taken from a service bus travelling from Mendoza to Santiago.

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Location: Ruta 7, Uspallata Pass, Andes Mountains, Argentina, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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