Last weekend in Chile, we launched a safety initiative for a main road that provides access to our Los Bronces mine, making sure that all users of the route – Anglo American employees and the broader community alike – stay as safe as possible.
The G-21 route, covered by the new safety initiative, runs from Santiago and provides road access to our Los Bronces copper mine. During winter months in the region, traffic increases on the road exponentially, as do accident and emergency situations. In order to protect road users, which during peak periods includes Anglo American employees, tourists and community members, the Municipality of Lo Barnechea and Anglo American have launched a new safety initiative that will benefit all road users.
The initiative uses cutting-edge technology and is the result of collaboration between both organizations. As part of the work, a new safety system has been introduced along the road that includes a network of surveillance cameras, an automatic vehicle counting station, speed control and an emergency communication system for road users, which local company Barnechea Security will monitor.
