Danilo delivers US$82 million in projects in Ocoa
Government announces the tender for the San Juan-Santiago highway
Diario Libre
SAN JOSE DE OCOA. After waiting 40 years, yesterday the people of San Jose de Ocoa shouted with joy, after President Danilo Medina cut the ribbon on the Cruce de Ocoa-San Jose de Ocoa Highway and inaugurated another 19 projects which cost all together some US$82 million.
The highway, built by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) at a cost of over US$70 million, is 24,6 kilometers long and has two lanes that are 3.30 meters wide.
The highway was designed for an average speed of 46 kilometers per hour, since it is a mountain road.
The municipal and congressional authorities stressed the importance of the highway, since the province is a major producer of truck farm products which can now be easily transported to the Greater Santo Domingo and other markets.
As he offered the keynote speech of the activity, the MOPC minister, Gonzalo Castillo, said that the government is analyzing the possibility of extending the highway to Piedra Blanca, in Monsignor Nouel province, with an investment of US$130 million.
Nevertheless the minister did not specify the startup date of this work.
"The principle objective of these projects is to promote and push forward the development of the area, generating important benefits for those who use them, substantially reducing the driving time of the vehicles, reducing the operational costs, the emission of gases and fuel consumption," said the official.
After cutting the ribbon on the highway, an act that was carried out a few kilometers before arriving in Ocoa, the President went to the bridge at Sabana Larga, in order to oversee its inauguration.
In his visit to Ocoa, the nation's leader also delivered the rebuilt streets of 16 sectors, among which were Las Flores, Pueblo Abajo, Colinas de San Antonio, Matadero, San Francisco, Bella Vista, Come Dulce, El Limonal, Los Ñocos, San Gerardo, and others.
San Juan -Santiago
Gonzalo Castillo took advantage of the scenario to announce that in the first quarter of 2014 the government will convene a tender for the construction of the highway between San Juan and Santiago, with the work beginning in May of next year.
He also revealed that the Chief of State ordered for next year the construction of the highways Bani-Azua; Azua Barahona; Enriquillo-Barahona and Enriquillo-Pedernales, as well as the Azua By-Pass.
"This set of projects constitutes the highway system of the South which will represent for this region a framework of development and prosperity," said Gonzalo Castillo.
The highway, built by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) at a cost of over US$70 million, is 24,6 kilometers long and has two lanes that are 3.30 meters wide.
The highway was designed for an average speed of 46 kilometers per hour, since it is a mountain road.
The municipal and congressional authorities stressed the importance of the highway, since the province is a major producer of truck farm products which can now be easily transported to the Greater Santo Domingo and other markets.
As he offered the keynote speech of the activity, the MOPC minister, Gonzalo Castillo, said that the government is analyzing the possibility of extending the highway to Piedra Blanca, in Monsignor Nouel province, with an investment of US$130 million.
Nevertheless the minister did not specify the startup date of this work.
"The principle objective of these projects is to promote and push forward the development of the area, generating important benefits for those who use them, substantially reducing the driving time of the vehicles, reducing the operational costs, the emission of gases and fuel consumption," said the official.
After cutting the ribbon on the highway, an act that was carried out a few kilometers before arriving in Ocoa, the President went to the bridge at Sabana Larga, in order to oversee its inauguration.
In his visit to Ocoa, the nation's leader also delivered the rebuilt streets of 16 sectors, among which were Las Flores, Pueblo Abajo, Colinas de San Antonio, Matadero, San Francisco, Bella Vista, Come Dulce, El Limonal, Los Ñocos, San Gerardo, and others.
San Juan -Santiago
Gonzalo Castillo took advantage of the scenario to announce that in the first quarter of 2014 the government will convene a tender for the construction of the highway between San Juan and Santiago, with the work beginning in May of next year.
He also revealed that the Chief of State ordered for next year the construction of the highways Bani-Azua; Azua Barahona; Enriquillo-Barahona and Enriquillo-Pedernales, as well as the Azua By-Pass.
"This set of projects constitutes the highway system of the South which will represent for this region a framework of development and prosperity," said Gonzalo Castillo.
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