Aoun Slams Govt. Failure to Complete Projects: Jal el-Dib Bridge Should Have Been Done by now
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun criticized on Tuesday the government's failure to follow up on various development projects in Lebanon, including the completion of the Jal el-Dib bridge.
He said after the Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting: “The bridge should have been completed by now.”
He noted that the failure to finish the project has negatively affected the people living in the nearby areas.
The cabinet approved in July a plan to construct a tunnel in the Jal el-Dib area and tasked the Council of Development and Reconstruction with preparing the engineering studies.
In February, the bridge was dismantled after warnings that the structure could collapse.
The cabinet’s failure to find a replacement for the bridge sparked anger among the residents of the area.
In addition, Aoun criticized the traffic problems in Lebanon, wondering: “Why is it that every time that a conference is held it is staged at BIEL in Beirut? Why can't a major conference hall be constructed outside of Beirut? It sometimes takes people hours to reach the capital.”
“Don't other regions outside of Beirut deserve some attention?” he asked.
The traffic problem should be resolved because the people's interests are being harmed, noted the MP.
Source: Naharnet
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