With an investment of more than 74 million pesos, the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, together with Jean Luis Rodríguez, executive director of the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom), inaugurated this Saturday the tourist and fishing dock from La Yeguada in the municipality of Miches, El Seibo province.
By leading the event, the president made the ribbon cutting in the company of officials, municipal authorities and special guests.
For his part, the owner of ApordomJean Luis Rodríguez, pointed out that the work is not only a set of structures to the fishermenbut it represents an opportunity to work in better conditions and to go out to sea with greater safety to support family members with the peace of mind that they have a port that gives them support.
“This tourist and fishing dock of La Yeguada is part of its commitment to bring development to every corner of the country,” he highlighted.
He said that the pier, for the community of michesis a symbol that progress has arrived, and not only in words, “but in concrete actions that transform lives. Take care of it and join the efforts to conserve it, from Apordom We will take care of maintaining it.”
The official also reported that representatives of the Spanish company Balearía were in this province to evaluate the possibility that it could leave Miches for the first time. the ferry.
In conclusion, Jean Luis Rodríguez expressed that this dock “is a symbol of collective effort, teamwork, the commitment of our authorities and our community. Today we are inaugurating more than a construction, we are opening the door to new opportunities for michesfor The Seibo and for the entire Dominican Republic”.
Its design includes a viewpoint with an area of 85.92 m², which is octagonal in shape with a metal pile foundation Eight-inch round, metal profile structure, synthetic wood deck and 58 cleats.
In addition, it has 20 lamps to illuminate the walkway, bathrooms for men, women and people with some type of disability; spaces of administrative offices in tongued wood, fishermen’s cleaning area and access ramp.
He tourist pier The La Yeguada fishing dock is the 16th inaugurated and is part of the National Plan for the Rehabilitation, Renovation and Construction of Fishing Docks, a project managed by Jean Luis Rodríguez in the Dominican Port Authorityan initiative that seeks to renew and promote fishing activity, boost the local economy and create new sources of employment.
During the activity, the religious invocation was given by Raúl Santos Peña, father of the Saint Anthony of Padua parish of this town.
- The opening ceremony was attended by Alejandro Campos, president of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Port Authority; Santiago José Zorrilla, senator of El Seibo; Alexis Jiménez, vice minister of social development of the Presidency; José Ferrer, representative of Baleária, and Leo Francis Zorrilla, Municipal Mayor of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.
Also deputies, members of the Dominican Navy, community members and Miches fishermenamong others.
Characteristics of La Yeguada dock
The construction of fishing dock in MichesLa Yeguada consists of three breakwaters, 34 walkways and a recreation gazebo. It also has a capacity for five vessels with a greater draft and 57 vessels with a shallower draft, simultaneously, it has a metal superstructure, a synthetic wood deck and eight-inch piles.
In that order, concrete filling with a compressive strength of 350kg/cm2, includes anti-slide additive, integral waterproofing and silica fume, breakwater B with an area of 100.64m2, breakwater C has an area of 330.86m² and breakwater D has an area of 225.02m².
