He National Drinking Water Institute and Sewers (Inapa), headed by its executive director, Wellington Arnaudinaugurated the new system of storm sewer from Salvador Reyes Street (old 20th street), a work highly anticipated by the residents of the province San Pedro de Macoris.
According to a press release, Arnaud highlighted that this project puts end to decades of abandonment in the area. “In the 20th streetas the Cibaeños say, was where the sow twisted its tail, but we have already straightened it,” said the official, recalling the difficulties they faced during the execution of the work.
Thousands of inhabitants benefited
- The system will benefit almost 29,000 inhabitants and will prevent families from having to evacuate their homes for fear of flooding. Among the impacted sectors There are Toconal, Pueblo Nuevo, La Arena, Villa Municipal, Pedro Justo Carrión, Las Flores, Filipina and Miramar, among others.
He director of INAPA highlighted that the recent rains They put the new system to the test, demonstrating its effectiveness.
“One’s own naturethrough the rains recorded in the last hours, was responsible for testing the desired storm sewer from Salvador Reyes Street (old 20th street), in the head municipality of San Pedro de Macorisa work that for more than three decades was demanded by the residents of the area,” he highlighted.
The statement indicates that during the development of the project, the scuppers between 20 and 10 de Septiembre streets were rehabilitated, eight were recovered filter wellsincreasing its depth from 40 to 125 feet, and the pumping system with new pumps, general cleaning of the chambers and drive lines, installation of an automated system for solid waste collection and structural beautification.
Arnaud thanked local authorities for their support, including Senator Aracelis Villanueva, Governor Yovanny Agustina Núñez de Tavárez and Mayor Raymundo Ortiz, as well as legislators and representatives community who followed up on the process.
Also participating in the opening ceremony were Nelson Arroyoexecutive vice president of Seguros Reservas, and community leaders, who expressed their gratitude to the President Abinader already INAPA for completing a work that “no past government had undertaken to execute.”
At the request of the director of Inapasaved a minute of silence in honor of Vicente Sánchez Baret, leader of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) recently passed away.
