Several civic entities, including neighborhood groups in the southern parts of Santiago de los Caballeros city, are calling for repairs to be made on bridges, roads and other infrastructure as well as the supplying of medicines to local public health centers. Angelita Villaman, José Alberto Peña and José Nuñez, community and transportation leaders, noted that along the Yapur Dumit Avenue there are several damaged bridges. They are convening a transportation strike as well as a public demonstration for Wednesday, 11 July 2018 in an effort to get the attention of the officials of the Ministry of Public Works and other government entities.
Angelita Villaman told reporters from the Diario Libre that the bridge over Arroyo Hondo Creek has weakened and will collapse in the next big rain because of the extraordinary use it has suffered from heavy trucks that have been detoured from the Hermanos Patiño Bridge. At the same time José Nuñez, a leader in the association that groups heavy equipment handlers, said that there are several bridges in bad condition and yet neither Public Works nor the city government is trying to solve the problem. According to José Alberto Peña the work and traffic stoppage will begin at 6am and last until 5pm on next 11 July.
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Diario Libre
28 June 2018
