Tactile paving was installed on the pavement to guide disabled people.
SANTO DOMINGO –Yesterday, President Luis Abinader, along with Tourism Minister David Collado, inaugurated the renovated La Fortaleza Museum and Las Damas Street. He emphasized that his administration will continue to improve the country's main cultural and historical treasure, aiming to generate a significant economic impact for the city and its residents.
The works are part of the Comprehensive Tourism and Urban Development Program for the Colonial City of Santo Domingo (Pidtuccsd), which is being carried out with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In addition to Las Damas, the project includes the following streets: Las Mercedes, Hostos, Luperón, Salomé Ureña, Arzobispo Nouel, Duarte, Padre Billini, 19 de Marzo, José Reyes, and El Conde.
The head of state indicated that two parking lots are also under construction in the Colonial City, and it is also planned that through the integrated transportation system with the metropolitan train on 27 de Febrero Avenue, buses will run a route to the vicinity of the area.
He highlighted the decentralization of the General Directorate of Museums of the Ministry of Culture so that income could return directly to the museums for better maintenance.
“Even after we are no longer in government, we profess that it is the best option,” Abinader stated, while announcing that the La Catedral museum will be formally opened in May.
For his part, David Collado stated that the Ministry of Tourism allocated 400 million to complement the works being carried out in the Colonial Zone.
Collado stated that the Alcázar will be handed over to Columbus in a few months after its renovation, while they continue to rehabilitate the facades of 12 churches.
The moment the project was inaugurated. (External source).
He explained that they have intervened in the neighborhoods surrounding the area, carrying out repairs on the drainage, sidewalks and curbs.
“We cannot have a beautiful Colonial City if the entire surrounding area is slum-like,” Collado said.
Both events took place in different locations, the first being the inauguration of Las Damas street, which was renovated from Plaza Pellerano Castro to Plaza Reloj de Sol, with a length of 456 meters.
The president stated that the goal is to transform the Colonial City into a themed area for the "enjoyment of families and tourists," so that they can visit the museums.
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Among the interventions carried out on Las Damas street, are the placement of a new pavement with concrete slabs, the replacement of the pipes of the drinking water network and the connections to the residences and businesses.
The sanitary sewer system was also separated from the storm drain system. Tactile paving was installed on the pavement to guide people with disabilities.
Cobblestones were also laid, which are expected to reduce the temperature on the aforementioned road by 33%.
Three types of work were carried out at the La Fortaleza Museum. The first was the architectural renovation of its infrastructure, where new energy generation and climate control systems were installed.
Similarly, the museographic project for the Tower of Homage was developed, highlighting the role that the building has played in the history of the country.
In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy a show of immersive experiences that integrates a set of audiovisual and technological resources, distributed in three scenarios that explore the construction of the cultural, ethnic and landscape richness that the country possesses.
