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Minister of Public Works, Eduardo Estrella / Noticias SIN

During the official presentation of the República de Colombia Avenue road restructuring project, government officials firmly reiterated that works for the road solution will not be carried out inside the National Botanical Gardens. Space of the outside sidewalks would be used and two lanes would be added to the República de Colombia Avenue along with underpasses and trenches.

The Road and Environmental Solution of the Av. República de Colombia will span seven kilometers from Km 13 of the Duarte Highway to the Los Próceres Avenue.

Present for the presentation on Wednesday, 23 July 2025 at the Botanical Gardens were Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza, Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella, Vice Minister for Infrastructure of the Ministry of Public Works Elías Zapata and...