Santa Clara–Caibarién Road

The Santa Clara–Caibarién Road (4–321), also known as the Road of Camajuaní is a Cuban state highway connecting the cities of Santa Clara to Caibarién. It starts at a roundabout with the Avenida Liberacion and the Santa Clara Beltway in Santa Clara, to continues east through the settlements of Minagric, Los Moros, La Granjita, El Gigante, the University of Las Villas, Camilo Cienfuegos, Los Güiros, Los Paragüitas, El Amparo, El Berro, Crucero Carmita, Blanquizal, Tarafa, Monte de la Coja, Camajuaní, El Níspero, Entronque de Vueltas, Muelas Quietas, Taguayabón, Aguanó, El Chalet, Remedios, Marcelo Salado, and finally reaches Caibarién.[1]

Carretera Santa Clara–Caibarién
Santa Clara–Caibarién Road
The Road seen in blue on OpenStreetMap
Remedios, Cuba - panoramio (7).jpg
Road in Remedios
Route information
Length52.33 km (32.52 mi)
Major junctions
West endCircunvalación de Santa Clara
Major intersectionsRoad to Santa Clara Airport
CN (then joins with it)
East end CN (Calle 34) / Avenida 9
Location
CountryCuba
ProvincesVilla Clara
MunicipalitiesSanta Clara, Camajuaní, Remedios, Caibarién
Highway system

History

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In June 2024, in Crucero Carmita on the 4–321, a tourist Transgaviota bus, coming from Cayo Santa María to the Abel Santamaría Airport, and a privately owned car crashed into each other, with 26 injuries and 1 death, with it being suggested the car went into the left lane, which is common in the region.[2][3][4]

Also in June 2024, residents living nearby the road, in the Santa Clara-Camajuani area, protests and blocked the road due to lack of drinking water in the region for 50 days.[5] Residents have been seen getting buckets of water going along the road in order to have drinking water.[6] Sources say over 3,500 people living in neighborhoods around the road have been affected in an over 68 day period.[7]

Route

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Junction to the Salaminas Matadero Alamo
 
Train #1343 in Crucero Carmita, on the junction with the Road to Luis Arcos Bergnes
 
Junction heading to the Mártires de Angola school
 
Fountain of Dolphins seen on the Remedios Beltway roundabout
Municipality Location km mi Destination Notes
Santa Clara Santa Clara 0 0     Santa Clara Beltway / To CC / To Carret. Malezas Continues onto Avenida Liberacion
2.28 Textilera Texvi
2.99 Ciudad Escolar Che Guevara
4.32 Calle Lazaro Cardenas – Lazaro Cardenas School
4.83 (4–431) Calle 5ta
5.35 University of Las Villas entrance
6.22 University of Las Villas sports section
6.29 University of Las Villas agriculture facilities
6.52 Alley of Los Patos – Callejon de los Patos, Camilo Cienfuegos
Los Guiros 9.11 Calle 1ra – Crucero Margot
El Amparo 12.86 PLOMAC
14.96 Road to Cayo Santa María – Abel Santamaría Airport, Encrucijada
15.96 Salaminas Matadero Alamo
El Berro 16.28 Campismo Minerva, Embalse Minerva
Santa Clara-Camajuaní border 17.04 Sagua la Chica River Bridge
Camajuaní Crucero Carmita 17.65 Road to Luis Arcos Bergnes – Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta #1343 train tourist attraction located at junction
Santa Fe 19.88 Santa Fe Curve
20.49 Road of Corona – Corona
22.85 Camajuaní River Bridge
Camajuaní 24.58 La Quinta Road – El Bosque, La Quinta
25.42   Calle General Naya / 4–401 – Arroyo Frio, José María Pérez, Sabana, Placetas
26.13 Calle Leoncio Vidal
Entronque de Vueltas 29.32  CN – Vega de Palma, Vueltas, Aguada de Moya CN merges with the 4–321
Taguayabón 33.12 Calle José Rivadeneira Blanco
36.20 Palenque Heights
36.72 Palenque
Remedios 39.08 Martires de Angola School
Remedios 42.37  Remedios Beltway (CN) – Zulueta, Placetas 4-321 continues into the town of Remedios, CN goes into beltway
43.53   Road to Zulueta – Zulueta, Placetas
44.22 Calle Enrique Malaret – Jinaguayabo, Playa Jinaguayabo
44.22 Calle Camilo Cienfuegos – Rojas, Guajabana
44.62 Avenida Marcelo Salado
45.18  Remedios Beltway (CN) CN merges back with the 4–321, Dolphin fountain tourist attraction
46.20 Remedios 110kv, Batería Grupo Electrógeno Remedios
Caibarién 47.85
47.89 Curva de Waterloo
Caibarién 49.43 Calle F
49.65 Calle 9 / Calle A / Calle 8
49.90 Calle 4
50.18 Calle 1
50.50 Caibarien Remedios Road
51.82 Calle 42
51.94 Calle 5ta / Calle 40
52.33 32.52  Avenida 9 / CN (Calle 34) Continues as Avenida 11

References

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  1. ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ^ "Un fallecido y 26 lesionados en accidente de tránsito en Camajuaní, Villa Clara". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ "Ómnibus de Transgaviota destroza un auto en Camajuaní, Villa Clara dejando un muerto y varios heridos". AmericaTeve (in Spanish). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ Pérez, Con información de Henry Omar. "Accidente de tránsito en Camajuaní deja un fallecido y 26 lesionados". CMHW (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ Leonor Gómez, Amalia. "Cubanos protagonizan protesta por falta de agua en Villa Clara (+VIDEO)". Cubanos por el Mundo. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ DDC (2024-06-13). "Vecinos de Santa Clara cortan una carretera en protesta tras 50 días sin agua potable | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ Hernández, Normando (2024-07-27). "Barrios de la carretera a Camajuaní llevan más de dos meses sin recibir agua". ICLEP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-26.