More than 30 years after the struggle of the inhabitants for the poor state of the national highway that connects from the city of Santiago, towards the districts of San Francisco de la Montaña, Santa Fe and Calobre in the province of Veraguas, it was not until this Tuesday, April 4, that they received the good news from the Minister of Public Works and Rafael Sabonge, that the The project will be presented on the Panama Compra portal, to enter the next Public tender.
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Sabonge made a surprise visit to Santa Fe accompanied by the deputy from Veraguas Eugenio Bernal and other provincial authorities to meet urgently with the members of the Committee Pro Rescate of the road in question, leaving the leaders with their mouths open in the face of unexpected information.
Idania Atencio, educator and teacher leader, explained that Minister Sabonge said that in order to At the end of this month, it is likely that the bidding stage for the project of the important national highway will be in, additionally with the branch of San Francisco, Calobre and La Yeguada, an area of tourist and productive potential in the Veragüense region.
For his part, Xavier López, a carrier from Santa Fe, stated that there is now hope that he can build a new highway that has been requested for more than 30 years, under many protests and road closures and that there is finally a light on the road in the face of all the inconveniences.
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It should be noted that Minister Sabonge was also consulted about the construction of four lanes on the Santiago head road, to El Anón via the San Francisco district, noting that there is a difficult situation in this due to the issue of compensation to businesses and residences that are on that route.
