The Spain Square o de la Hispanidad deteriorates over time, endangering national visitors and tourists who may have accidents due to grilles raised, which deserves a deeper intervention than the maintenance that from time to time does the National District Mayor’s Office.
Among the evils is the deterioration of part of the pavement, the accumulation of water and the lifting of cobblestones, among other ills. Children who come to ride bicycles, skates and skateboards have mobility difficulties due to the deterioration of some strips.
Some parents who come to the place, especially on weekends, treat their youngest children very carefully to avoid accidents.
Some of the metallic structures that cover the lights are broken and part of the pavement what is an obstacle to transit has been raised. He said that sometimes they have been able to steal some of the grilles metallic, but that is not common and when it happens they are replaced immediately.
diana martinezdirector of Cultural heritage and Historic Centers of the National District Mayor’s Officesaid that as a public space, the Mayor’s Office gives it regular maintenance with a brigade that they have in Colonial city.
“We concentrated a lot on the issue of grilles because they are the elements that get out of balance and can cause a serious accident, it may be that people stumble, fall if the grilles they are poorly placed and the person can fall a foot and even fracture, it is one of the most critical elements”.
He indicated that sometimes it is difficult for them to get the metal, but the holes are never left open and the brigade is constantly conditioning it.
However, he understands that an intervention is warranted since the last renovation was in 1990 during the Government of Joaquín Balaguer.
“It must also be considered that Plaza España, because it is such a large space, is really very attractive for cultural, educational events, even sports, and the assembly of these events requires the entry of heavy vehicles for their installation and those vehicles they deteriorate the plaza,” said Martínez.
He clarified that this square was not designed for the use of this type of vehicle and clarified that when the agency that directs grants the permits, all the care that they must have is required, but even so some people are not very careful.
