2020News

Construction of Santo Domingo East bus terminal is now militarized

The Medina administration insists on completing the mega bus terminal going up on grounds of the National Park of the East. New Mayor Manuel Jimenez opposes the construction that also recently received a thumbs down by the members of the City Council. The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) also ordered a stop to the construction.

As reported in Diario Libre, military are posted at the terminal to ensure that the Ministry of Public Works laborers can continue with the construction. Even an order from the Constitutional Court (TC/00553/19, dated 10 December 2019) has halted the construction.

Mayor Manuel Jimenez had campaigned saying he would not allow the completion of the project. Diario Libre quotes him saying in mid-March: “The Parque del Este must be protected by all of us and it is protected by the law, by three court rulings. There cannot be a higher ruling that allows its construction.”

Diario Libre reported that the military were posted a day after the City Council voted against the bus terminal. The bus terminal is constructed by the Ministry of Public Works.

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Diario Libre

11 May 2020