Although the steep and rocky road from Matapalo of Samara up to Santo Domingo was finally leveled and compacted in late April, more is needed, and neighbors are wondering when promised funds will actually get spent on the road by the municipal government.

This work was done with a municipal budget of 2,700,000 from last year.  Another 1,950,000 was budgeted this year for maintenance of the road in conjunction with MOPT, which might be executed in November or December, according to Veronica Castro Bertodano, from the municipality’s Unidad Tecnica de Gestion Vial (technical unit of roadway management). 

Aside from that basic work, the municipality has budgeted 15 million colones ($30,000) for drainage along the road and another 6 million ($12,000) to widen the road. Castro explained that the drainage project, if no complication arises, might get started in June. On the other hand, no timeframe could be given yet for widening the road. Castro assured that if the work isn’t contracted out in 2012, then the funds for the project will be included among commitments for 2013. 

The rocky surface of this steep hill on the way up to Santo Domingo has now been smoothed out, but more work is needed.

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