Sosa's highway moving along

[NewsWhore]

Construction of the highway that campaigner Angel Sosa walked for is moving along swiftly and funds from the Office of Public Works are flowing steadily, according to engineer Jose Baez, who is in charge of the project. Readers may recall that Sosa began a 305km march from Dajabon to the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo carrying a 30lb cross on 4 August 2006. Sosa's 11-day march was in protest against the government's failure to fulfill the promises it made for his province and the country's northeastern region. His demands included the reconstruction of the Loma de Cabrera to Dajabon highway. Initially his protest was related to his losing his job in government, but it subsequently evolved on to greater issues. Sosa is now monitoring the construction of the highway and told Diario Libre that he was happy with the way it was moving along. Sosa said that if the project isn't completed as promised he will walk with the cross once again from municipality of Restauracion to the provincial government center and that if that doesn't work he'll get into a car, head to the Presidential Palace and go on hunger strike.

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