Landslides affect road to Constanza

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The recent rains that have fallen in the Central Mountains have caused new landslides along the highway between Casabito and Constanza, affecting traffic in the area. The most critical point is located at Kilometer 11 of the road where yesterday morning a landslide forced drivers to detour along the old highway to Jarabacoa in order to reach Santo Domingo and other points. Several brigades of workers and heavy equipment from Brazilian company Odebrecht, the company that is rebuilding the highway, are trying to reopen the roadway. These landslides are mostly affecting the region's farmers, especially those from the Tireo Valley and Constanza who are having a lot of trouble getting their vegetables, staples and other crops to market. Some vehicles have managed to get through a tiny opening created by the Brazilian company, but with great difficulty. All along the Casabito-Constanza Highway there are more than a dozen critical points, one of the most dangerous being the one in the El Cafetal area where a six-meter widening of the highway is planned, along with the construction of retaining walls, as part of the protection of the highway.

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