The Minister of Public Works, Diandino Peña, and the Mayor of the National District (DN), Juan de Dios ("Johnny") Ventura, announced yesterday a joint program to fix all Santo Domingo’s potholes by year-end. Dubbed "Christmas Without Potholes," the cooperative project between the national and DN governments will divide the city into six distinct sectors to tackle the task, and dispatch six teams to repave or patch the streets with asphalt. The two officials said 6,500 cubic meters of hot asphalt will be poured to fill potholes, covering a total space of 128,000 square meters.
