The popular Viaduct stop, one of the key transportation points in Matanzas, woke up this Thursday with a partially destroyed roof following the theft of eight zinc sheets that occurred the night before, reported official journalist Pedro Rizo Martínez on Facebook, along with photographs by Norberto Cedeño showing the structure exposed to the sky and dozens of passengers.
"According to the inspector on site, at this hour neither the police nor any competent authority from the Transportation sector has arrived,” wrote Rizo.
"The worst part is that the wrongdoers loosened the screws on the other plates that remain, so if the necessary measures are not taken to protect them, they are sure to go for more," he warned.
"We trust that the relevant authorities will respond to this citizen complaint and soon identify those who steal and violate social property, especially this central bus stop that is so needed by the people of Matanzas," he added.
The Viaduct stop is used by routes to Peñas Altas, the Terminal, and the University of Matanzas, and it also serves as a meeting point for those seeking informal transport to Havana. Its deterioration directly affects a population that is already facing a deficient public transportation system.
This week, a citizen reported the theft of benches and the deterioration of the Cathedral Park in Matanzas. At the beginning of November, four individuals were arrested while dismantling metal railings from a bridge on the Habana–Pinar del Río highway in Marianao.
In August 2026, two individuals attempted to steal aluminum tubes from the railing of the Viaduct itself. That same month, the official newspaper Girón reported that the elderly and passersby were left exposed following the disappearance of a section of the railing from the General Lacret Morlot bridge over the Yumurí River.
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