During an interview he conducted on the program “Welcome to the train” to Bravo TVled by Juan Di NataleSecretary of the National Roads Union, Fabian CatanzaroAnd he pointed out that Road infrastructure He is in critical condition after that Two years without public works or maintenance.
“Every year that maintenance is not done, three to five years of the useful life of the roads are lost,” he explained.
According to data from the National Union of Road Employees, Between 65 and 70% of the national grid – about 40,000 km – is in fair or poor condition. Catanzaro also warned that this lack of investment translates into… Increase in accidents and deathsWith approximately ten deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, a number considered an epidemic by the World Health Organization.
Ricardo LascaThe National Committee for the Defense of Road Users criticized New road concessions Granted by the government, he described it as a “scam on the road.” “These are thirty-year concessions to cut grass and cover potholes, and there are no plans to expand roads or build highways,” he said.
The specialist denounced that the contracts benefit the… The same companies being prosecuted in corruption cases Duty rates add to transportation costs, affecting the prices of basic products. He said sharply: “We pay the price for killing ourselves. Five thousand dead every year and more than one hundred thousand injured in road accidents.”
Production impact and economic loss
Both guests agreed that the road network is deteriorating It affects the national economyThis makes transportation more expensive and reduces the competitiveness of regional economies. “Producers in the north spend more on bringing their goods to the port than on exporting them,” Catanzaro explained. They warned that stopping public works would create chaos A loss of between one and a half points of annual GDP.
Who are the businessmen involved in the Quadernos trial of Cristina Kirchner?
The speakers agreed on this National roads It is witnessing a hollowing out process with the freezing of salaries and the loss of specialized technical personnel. They also denounced it Absence of a state policy on land transport and road safety. Laska concluded his speech by saying: “There is no censorship, no education, no infrastructure. We are going back to the mistakes of the 1990s.”
lb/DCQ
About The Author
