DANIEL SOMOLINOS Madrid
Madrid
Updated Friday, January 19, 2024-00:12
It is still not known for sure why it happened, but there is already a plan to address the mysterious hole 20 meters deep (and seven meters wide) that in November last year caused
the eviction of 24 families
living in a nearby building in Aranjuez.
The City Council of this town has approved, in an extraordinary and urgent session, to fill in this entire hole - which it is estimated
could be an old cave that had been there for years
- based on the report issued by the company and hired experts.
The team from the Polytechnic University of Madrid that carries out the geological analysis has pointed out the suitability of filling this gigantic hole
"with a cement mortar or with poor concrete
. "
This measure, according to what they indicate, will not have negative effects on the stability of the area and will not prevent further study of this event.
Specifically, the works to plug the hole, whose expected duration
is 20 calendar days
, have been awarded to the company Rodio Kronsa for an amount of
322,313.75 euros
.
This company presented an assessment of the situation: "The risk of evolution of the dimension of the sinkhole due to the collapse of the walls is very high; the advance of erosion can cause the misalignment of some footings of the building's foundation."
They believe that filling this gap will prevent "collapse due to instability of the walls of the sinkhole and limit the risk of misalignment of the footings and
a sudden, fragile collapse of the building structure
."