The Santa Clara Beltway is a ring road encircling the city of Santa Clara, Cuba. The road is 2 lanes on both sides, with a central divider in the middle. It is commonly known as simply the Circunvalación de Santa Clara (Santa Clara Beltway), although officially its split into the Circunvalación Norte and Circunvalación Sur (North Beltway and South Beltway).
| Circunvalación de Santa Clara | |
|---|---|
| Beltway of Santa Clara | |
.png) Santa Clara Beltway seen in blue, with where each major junction leads to | |
.jpg) Santa Clara Beltway seen in Virginia | |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around Santa Clara, Cuba | |
 A1–1 CC (west, to Esperanza) 4–221  4–311 4–321 CC (east, to Placetas) 4–474 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Provinces | Villa Clara |
| Municipalities | Santa Clara |
| Highway system | |
History
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Avenida Circunvalación seen December 1959
After the Cuban Revolution, the beltway was created, along with other roads being made, including making the Avenida 26 de Julio into a 2 lane road on both sides, and later, making access to the Autopista Nacional, by the Autopista Santa Clara.[1]
Safety
editIn 2015, both the Circunvalación Norte and Circunvalación Sur were considered two of the 22 dangerous sections in Villa Clara Province, with the Circunvalación Norte having 14 accidents, two deaths, and 17 people injured, and the Circunvalación Sur having 9 accidents and 6 people injured.[2]
In 2019, the section of the road coming in between the roundabouts of Santa Clara–Sagua Road and the Carretera de Maleza was inspected, and was found to be in need of minor fixes, including fissures and low severity cracks, along with not enough road signs along the section of the road.[3]
In 2022, a cyclist died on the road due to a resident in a Peugeot speeding at an estimate 130–150 km (81–93 miles) per hour.[4] Later the same year, a car fell roof first into the Belico River bridge due to a technical failure of the vehicle, with two people inside only one person fainted and the other seemed to be fine.[5]
During tourist seasons, it is known for the road, and the region in general, to be more unsafe, with an accident happening in summer 2024, at the roundabout with the Carretera Central, to Esperanza, in front of the 12 plantas building in Santa Clara.[6][7]
Route
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| Municipality | Ward | km | mi | Destination | Notes |
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| Santa Clara | Condado Sur |  A1–1 / Avenida 9 de Abril (Calle San Miguel) / To A1 – Havana
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| Virginia | Avenida de los Desfiles | ||||
| Carretera Los Caneyes / Prolongacion Marta Abreu | |||||
| Calle Oquendo | |||||
| Virginia / Jose Marti | Avenida Abel Santamaria / Calle Oria | ||||
| CC – Antón Díaz, Esperanza, Varadero, Matanzas
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| Carretera de la Planta Mecánica / Subplanta | |||||
| Aeropuerto | 4–221 / Avenida Eduardo Chibas – Cifuentes, Sagua La Grande | ||||
| Calle Guamajal – Guamajal | |||||
| 4–311 – Abel Santamaría Airport,Encrucijada, Calabazar de Sagua
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| Capiro - Santa Catalina | 4–321 / Avenida Liberacion – Cayo Santa María
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| Sandino | Linea | ||||
| CC – Placetas
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| Escambray | Carretera del Guacalote | ||||
| Carretera del Acueducto / Prolongación de Colón – Boquerones, Rebacadero | |||||
| 4–474 – Mataguá, Manicaragua, Fomento, Trinidad
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References
edit- ^ "Memoria Viva. Etapa revolucionaria". Telecubanacán (in Spanish). 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Villaverde Feut, Darian; García Depestre, Dr. C.T. René A. (2017). "Diagnóstico de la gestión de la seguridad vial en la provincia de Villa Clara". Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Santa Clara, Cuba.
- ^ "Inspección de la Seguridad Vial en la Carretera Circunvalación de Santa Clara tramo: Carretera Maleza - Carretera Sagua". IV International Scientific Convention UCLV 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Ciclista muere impactado por un Peugeot en circunvalación de Santa Clara". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Aparatoso accidente de tránsito en Cuba: Un carro cae por un puente en la circunvalación de Santa Clara". Cubita Now (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Santa Clara: Fuerte choque entre un Almendrón y un Peugeot en la circunvalación". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Accidente de tránsito en Santa Clara". Cubita Now (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-28.