The Dominican National Transportation Federation (Fenatrado), the trade association that dominates freight hauling in the Dominican Republic, has ordered its members to stop work on government construction projects.
According to Ricardo de los Santos, the Fenatrado president, some of the contractors are violating Law 315-73 that establishes the distribution of freight and hauling on construction sites. He said that in Dajabón, the Inroca company has refused to acknowledge their right to participate in the hauling of materials for the highway construction between Dajabón and Clavelina Las Pinas.
According to reports, the 22-kilometer stretch was assigned by the director of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), Olgo Fernandez, to the Inroca company of Santo Domingo, and the company only uses its own trucks for hauling materials.
De los Santos argues that contractors for government projects cannot use their own equipment for more than 50% of their hauling needs, and the other 50% must be portioned out to private entities. The work boycott by Fenatrado is said to be of indefinite duration and will affect projects such as the Santo Domingo Beltway.
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Diario Libre
17 June 2019