President Luis Lacalle Pou and the brand new mayor of Cannelloni, Marcelo Metedierawill meet this Monday at Executive Tower with the aim of updating and coordinating the national agenda with the departmental agenda and dealing with the project of the first highway in the country where some environmental complaints had arisen.
Both leaders are expected to meet this Monday at 3:00 p.m. in the president’s office in Executive Tower. There, they would talk about issues related to security, environmental and structural policies and the need to coordinate both agendas.
Regarding structural matters, the mayor hopes to make some proposals to the president to solve the housing problems that were generated in St. Lucia after the floods that seriously affected the population.
Regarding security, Metediera will inform Lacalle Pou about the joint work that is being done between the mayor’s office and the Police of the department with the installation of 1,800 video surveillance cameras. Also, it will propose policies to implement the improvement of lighting and the recovery of public spaces.
Environment and uncertainty over Uruguay’s first highway
In mid-March, the minister of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), José Luis Faleroannounced that his portfolio continues working on the layout of what will be the first highway in Uruguay and that will join routes 101 and 8.
Although the possibility of building a highway that contributes to the traffic of the metropolitan area as a new alternative to the Interspa Route was received with optimism and enthusiasm by many, some problems began to arise, the environmental one being the main one.
This is because one of the routes passes over the basin of the Swan Lagoonwhich would have a negative impact on wetlands, native forests and the water supply to some 150,000 people.
On the other hand, in January the Municipality of Canelones had already warned about the environmental problems that the construction would have, while the original idea of the new transit alternative passed through two basins, and one of them provides drinking water to Gold Coast.
Although the then interim mayor – now in office after the resignation of Yamandú Orsi—Marcelo Metediera He assured that the department viewed the construction of the expressway between the Canarian commune and Montevideo, He also assured that the problems have to do with the territorial planning since the construction would go through two watersheds. Although one of them is not protected and there would be no problem in building nearby, while the other has a different situation.
In that sense, Metediera is expected to speak about this situation with President Lacalle Pou at the meeting this Monday afternoon.
Source: Ambito
