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The Minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo del Moral, referred to the stoppage of works, the uncertainty of the continuity of the works that were left unfinished, among other issues that concern the government area, directly harming the neighbors.
Del Moral in dialogue with Media El Independiente specified about the public works in La Rioja that were paralyzed due to the national adjustment, “we have started January requesting hearings from the Ministry of Public Works of the Nation, to date we have not had a favorable response to the request . It is a total uncertainty on the part of the Government of the Province, this ministry and all the companies because we do not know what will happen with public works. We have the works in the center, neutralized for three more months, and thus all the works that are carried out in La Rioja. This is happening in all provinces. Public works are the engine of provincial and regional economies. It is what generates resources for the provinces and departments. “We see what is happening with great concern.”
Regarding the “Chacho roundabout” road distributor work, he said “it is at 80-85 percent, there is little left. We have been delayed in sending funds since December. The last time it was paid was on December 6 to the companies. They were paid October. "We owe them what they certified in November-December."
In relation to the strong storm that occurred last Saturday, causing flooding, the official explained about the works in the downtown area, “we have been supporting it, it is not finished. We have permanent contact with the neighbors, merchants in the area, they know it. We have neutralized that work since December 1, knowing that it is the rainy season, we cannot work. This weekend it rained a lot. This work is missing the connection of three storm drains. You have to connect because Belgrano and Pelagio B. Luna are not connected. "We have to make a camera that takes 10 or 15 days, in Pelagio B. Luna and Lamadrid, another connection in Lamadrid and 8 de Diciembre."
Finally, he remarked about the works and their completion, “there are things that the neighbor does not understand, there are commitments that we have to fulfill, a contract that the company must make with the Province and the Province with the Nation. Until the Nation authorizes us to return to work, we cannot return.” |
