Michel Martelly Officially Inaugurates the Delmas Viaduct

Delmas Viaduct is an eight channel exchanger; it has been built to open easy access to the areas neighboring Delmas, Nazon and above all, overcome the traffic problems. It was a $16.5 million project with PetroCaribe Funding, constructed by one Dominican construction firm 'Estrella' under the supervision of the firm LGL SA. The prime contract was awarded by the Directorate of Public Works of the Ministry. During his inaugural speech, the President Martelly has thanked all who had contributed to the work and welcomed the realization of such a "great work. Another second connector which will serve the population of Carrefour and users of the National No. 2, is presently under construction and is scheduled to open in September 2015.

We may recall that when this construction work had started on March 31, 2014, hundreds of demolishing men came on a Monday midday, armed with equipment to demolish buildings on Delmas 17 and 9. They demolished every buildings, schools, warehouses, churches to make way for this 550 meter bridge. Many of the property owners preferred to demolish on their own to avoid pitiless destruction. In a cloud of dust, people stacked their saved belongings on the roadside under the covers of tarpaulin. Not everyone was properly compensated.

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