The Transistmica highway was closed on Tuesday, July 10 for over four hours as protestors demonstrated against the recently  announced increase in electricity prices, forecast to quickly raise the cost of living as businesses  pass on the increase.

Boxes and tires were burned near the main entrance to the university  The road was closed from noon and was reopened past 4:10 p.m. Traffic jams developed in many sectors, well ahead of the usual rush hour