Business groups and legislators from the north are once again demanding the repairs of an existing road and construction of a new road connecting Santiago and Puerto Plata. In a visit to the National Congress, the business groups also called for the construction of the Gurabo to Montellano new road that would shorten the distance from Santiago to Puerto Plata.
Representatives from the Puerto Plata Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourist Companies of the North have complained about the poor state of the Navarette-Puerto Plata road. They say it is causing tourists to cancel reservations due to the time it takes to get from Puerto Plata to the central Cibao region.
They are asking the government to act urgently to repair the old and construct the new road.
Senator Jose Ignacio Paliza (PRM-Puerto Plata) is leading the effort for the roads in Congress.
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Diario Libre
8 February 2017
