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Road of Malezas
The Road of Malezas (Spanish: Carretera de Malezas), also spelled Road of Maleza (Spanish: Carretera de Maleza), is a north–south Cuban state highway connecting the municipalities of Santa Clara to Encrucijada in Villa Clara Province. HistoryIn April 2022, villages along the road have been without public transportation for over a month, with an estimate of 30,000 residents in the towns of Jardin, Padagogico, Las Flores, and El Sopapo, due to a fuel crisis in Cuba so bad that it's being compared to the Special Period.[1] In June 2024, at 2:00am, a tourist bus hit a loose cow on the road, killing it. This type of accident is apparently common on this road, especially late at night and early in the morning.[2] Route
The road starts in the city of Santa Clara from Calle Pazos and the junction with the Avenida Eduardo Chibas, which later goes into the Road to Sagua. It has a redlight at the junction with the Santa Clara Beltway, and after goes above the railway lines north of Santa Clara, where its known as the El Elevado Bridge. It goes through several villages, then has two junctions to get the Abel Santamaría Airport, then continues across two more villages, and then enters the municipality of Encrucijada, where it continues across three more villages until the town of Dos Hermanas, where it has a junction going to Calabazar de Sagua, and the road continues until Encrucijada, going under the newly made Encrucijada Beltway (part of the Circuito Norte), the road to Abel Santamaria, and finally ends at the Calzada de Maceo as the 6ta Avenida Sur.[3]
The section going from the Santa Clara Beltway to El Elevado is known to be full of potholes and mud, causing four people traveling in a privately owned Lada to crash into a traffic sign on the road.[4]
Related roadsDesvío de MalezaThe Desvío de Maleza (Detour of Maleza), also known as Calle C is a north-south street in Santa Clara. It starts at the Road of Malezas, heading south until the Avenida Liberación.[10][3] 1ra de MalezaThe 1ra de Maleza (1st of Maleza) is a north-south street right before entering the town limits of Encrucijada. It is unpaved starting from the south from the Road of Malezas and heading north with no outlet.[10] Carretera de Maleza InteriorThe Carretera de Maleza Interior (Inner Road of Malezas) is a north-south street in the town of Encrucijada. It is unpaved starting from the south from the Road of Malezas and heading north with no outlet.[10] References
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