The Senate approved two bills and made possible access to credits of 57,246,082.37 dollars for the improvement and expansion to eight lanes of the Senkata-Apacheta section, on the La Paz-Oruro highway, and 56,050,000 dollars allocated to the construction of the Faja Norte highway in the municipality of Yapacaní, Santa Cruz.
The norm of access to credit for the Senkata-Apacheta section, approved at the beginning of the month by the Chamber of Deputies, achieved more than two-thirds of the vote in its stations in large and in detail, while the credit allocated to the Faja Norte highway was sanctioned without support from the opposition, according to a report from Oxígeno.bo.
The credit of up to $57,246,082.37 comes from the Financial Fund for the Development of the La Plata Basin (Fonplata) and was granted in 2023, for the improvement and expansion to eight lanes of the Senkata-Apacheta section, on the La Paz-Apacheta highway. Oruro.
The work will be executed within two years and will promote trade and international connectivity, since it is part of the bioceanic integration network with Brazil and Chile. The road will have a length of 8 kilometers and will benefit the population of El Alto and La Paz, and above all to relieve traffic congestion.
The second loan, approved with the support of 14 of 21 senators, makes available access to $56,050,000 for the construction of the Faja Norte highway in the municipality of Yapacaní, in the department of Santa Cruz.
Both sanctioned projects were sent to the Executive Body for promulgation and access to funds.
The president of the Senate, Andrónico Rodríguez, highlighted that this body complied with the administrative process for the approval of both credits, in a period of no less than 10 days.
“This is not doing a favor to the Executive; it is our duty. Pressure on the Legislative Assembly is not necessary,” he asserted. The rest of the credit projects were sent to the commission for review.
2024-03-15 14:30:14
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