Duarte Hwy shut down again

[NewsWhore]

The nation's principal north-south speedway, the Duarte Highway was shut down by protestors for two hours yesterday when the neighbors of Villa Altagracia demanded that the government build a series of overpasses. While when the highway was built there was scant population, with time the government has not impeded the illegal takeover of land for sprawling urbanization. Now the dwellers are demanding a east-west overpass to connect new developments to the original Villa Altagracia community. Community leaders pointed out that over the past 48 hours at least four people had been killed trying to cross the highway. Police and Army units were used to control the protestors and remove the trash that was strewn on the highway surface. This is the third time in recent months that communication along the highway has been blocked by protestors. The prior two events occurred in the area of Pedro Brand, near the toll plaza, as people there demanded tap water and a cease to evictions.

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