RD$30 million for the Malecon

[NewsWhore]

The Mayor of Santo Domingo, Roberto Salcedo says that according to preliminary estimates, RD$30 million will be needed to repair the damage caused to the city's seafront avenue, the Malecon, from the effects of Category 4 Hurricane Dean, that passed some 160 kms south of the coastline on the weekend. He said he is requesting this budget from the City Hall, and informed that municipal workers have now cleared the highway. The Mayor said that work will now resume with tree planting, and repairs to the sidewalks and benches and the park areas. He said that renovation of the parks along the Malecon should be completed by December. On Saturday, strong waves caused by Hurricane Dean hurled hundreds of tons of garbage, debris, rocks and sand onto the highway. Salcedo said that 3,000 municipal workers concentrated on clearing the area to restore traffic flow on the avenue by Monday.

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