NewsWhore
08-31-2006, 03:20 PM
In June and July, the government allocated more funds to the Santo Domingo metro construction than to the Ministry of Public Works, which builds projects around the country, as reported by Hoy. Information provided by the National Budget Office states that the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (OPRET) was assigned RD$160 million in June, whereas Public Works received RD$100 million. Last July, the Metro used up RD$303.9 million and Public Works received RD$290 million. The first line of the Metro will go from Villa Mella to Centro de los Heroes, a 14.2-kilometer stretch. Until 31 May, the project had used up RD$2.51 billion, most of which was spent on the Villa Mella line.
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