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Originally Posted by Andros 1337
According to this article (in Spanish):
Extensión de Autopista PR-22 afectará 50 pozos de agua y a 25 vaquerÃas - Primerahora.com
Valle Nieves of the organization Ciudadanos del Karso (CDK) is trying to fight against the extension of PR-22 from Hatillo to Aguadilla, suggesting instead that PR-2 should be converted into an expressway. He is complaining about the deforestation and impact on the dairy industry and water supply.
Personally, I think an expressway conversion of PR-2 from Hatillo to Aguadilla would be virtually impossible, and would cost a lot more money than extending PR-22. Unlike the PR-2 segment from Hormigueros to Ponce, the Hatillo to Aguadilla segment is heavily developed, and I don't really see how it can be converted into an expressway. However, the PR-2 segment between Aguadilla and Mayaguez is a completely different story.
Also, he claims that businesses on PR-2 would suffer if the PR-22 extension is built. I don't agree with this; after all, the PR-2 segment from Hatillo to San Juan didn't suffer when PR-22 was built, and in fact has shown some growth in recent years.
Does anyone have an opinion? |
I have an opinion, how about we stop using opinions?
Everything he said is true. And the government knows this. The people know this.
A study was conducted and it found it would cost about the same to convert PR-2. I can't locate the source. It was some random PDF in the many government websites. So let's leave the opinions to Glenn Beck please.
And yes, it is possible. PR-2 between Ponce and Mayagüez was converted to expressway. It would be simple, build as many viaducts as possible. done.
If you look at the aerial maps, you will notice the PR-22 runs mostly in a straight line, but the PR-2 zig zags always intersecting with PR-22 at various points along the highway. In the proposed extension, the PR-22 would bypass the towns altogether, taking a more direct route than PR-2. This is why the towns will be affected.
This is why they want to build it, to cut travel times, make jobs, and to give some private highway company room for growth as an incentive to come to PR and administer our highways.
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