Former Mayor Rafael Suberví Bonilla responded to the recent statement by the Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña that there are irregularities in the design of the Paris Expressway by saying that these statements are strange because the Ministry of Public Works participated in the design of the project that was executed. The project was a joint Municipality of Santo Domingo-Ministry of Public Works project, which was to be funded 50-50 by both organizations. Suberví Bonilla said that the original cost of the project was RD$38 million but with the reforms introduced by Ministry of Public Works its cost increased to RD$78 million. Suberví said that there are sectors interested in not completing the expressway so that he does not get the credit. Suberví aspires to the presidential candidacy ont he PRD ticket for year 2000.
