Part of the green area Located at the head of the 17th bridge, it is suburbanized, occupied by scrap metal and parking of equipment used in the construction of homes, which makes it difficult for neighbors can make use of that public space.
It is one of the four lobes curves that make up the clover or traffic distributor on the Francisco del Rosario Sánchez avenues and Padre Castellanos, popularly known as 17.
The space was fenced with mesh cyclonic, however, unscrupulous people They have stolen part of the metals and the place has remained uncovered for years. The vegetation layer is minimal, because it functions as a junkyard.
More than a dozen “güinche” type trucks are stored in the area, as well as improvised trucks with cement mixersused in neighborhoods to empty slabs or plates of buildings. Other types of vehicles are also kept, such as SUVs, trucks and cars, which are watched by a person.
There are even two collection trucks of garbage in state of deteriorationwith signs of contractors from the National District Mayor’s Office.
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Of the four lobes of the distributor, only this one is in abandoned condition. In one is the plaza dedicated to the late political leader José Francisco Peña Gómez, which is maintained in good condition; in another is the Eduardo Brito station of the Santo Domingo Metro; A third preserves the greenery of the grass, although it has deficiencies due to the waste left by passers-by.
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In contrast, the occupied lobe by trucks and scrap metal shows a scarce vegetation layer and a notable abandonment, which differs from the recovery of 17 Backing Street, part of the rehabilitation work of the area under the bridge, which connects with Paseo del Río Avenue.
The Mayor’s Office of the National District is owner of the landbecause it is a public space. Although it was consulted about the occupation of the place, it was not possible to obtain information about the conditions in which it is located, if it is rented or if it is a illegal occupation.
Meanwhile, residents of the area They affirm that the space belongs to the community and that it is being occupied by individuals with alleged authorization from the authorities.
“The boys from these neighborhoods, Gualey and Los Guandules, have nowhere to have fun and that is full of filth“, he expressed Marcela Fabianresident of the sector.
Your neighbor, Maximo Lopezensures that during the night the place becomes no man’s land. “You can’t go through there, because when you come to see it they rob you; it’s a place where the tigueres hide,” he said.
For its part, Josefina Nunez stated that at night the space is used by antisocial to consume drugs and perform sexual acts.
