Residents of the North Coast rejoice! Tourists from the Cibao, rejoice! The Ministry of Public Works has begun the repaving of the highway between Salcedo and Jamao, high in the Septentrional Mountains, between the Cibao Valley and the North Coast.
The director for Public Works Jamao District, Celso Núñez told reporters that this was the manifestation of the promise made by President Danilo Medina during one of his “surprise” visits to the area. Workers are repaving the road between Salcedo and Jamao at an accelerated pace, especially given the importance of the route for many hundreds of persons each day. The area between the two cities is famous for its coffee and cacao, and the new roadway will only improve the economic importance of these crops.
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El Nacional
7 January 2019
