Border highway vs. Cibao highway

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The president of the National Border Council Radhames Batista has spoken out against the construction of the Cibao-Sur highway that would cut through the Central Cordillera. He said this would affect three protected national parks and 15 river sources. He said that it would have a catastrophic effect on the environment. Radhames Batista says that instead of building the Cibao-Sur, the Monte Cristi-Pedernales highway was needed to benefit the large impoverished population that lives along the border.

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