NewsWhore
08-20-2008, 07:20 PM
The Bishop of La Altagracia province, Monsignor Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, has urged the government to delay no longer in investing in the road infrastructure needed in the eastern region. As reported in Listin Diario, he said that the highway is a nightmare, demonstrated by the numerous traffic accidents as a result of its narrowness, abundance of potholes, lack of signage and overgrowth to the sides of the highway. "We hope that the government completes the Autovia del Este and repairs the highways during this new period. He stressed that this demand was being made constantly by transport organizations and tourism business groups. Monsignor Pena Rodriguez expressed his regret about the most recent accident in which 4 Italian tourists and 16 Dominicans died and attributed it to the poor condition of the roads. Despite the fact that the east generates most funds for the Ministry of Tourism's CEIZTUR infrastructure plans, the Ministry has diverted the funds to road construction in other parts of the country, including areas where tourism development was just starting.
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