Economy and mobility was one of the four axes on which the candidates for the Guayas Prefecture debated. The first was the turn of the first group and for the second block the question was based on article 263 numeral 12 of the Constitution, which indicates that the Prefectures are responsible for planning, building and maintaining the provincial road system that does not include urban areas. .
What do you propose to improve the roads in Guayas, including highways and local roads, taking into account that urban roads are not the responsibility of the Prefecture? was the question answered by Francesco Tabacchi, who participates for the official movement Creating Opportunities (CREO), list 21; Norma Quiñónez, for Sociedad Unida Más Acción (SUMA), list 23; Nicolás Lapentti, for the January 21 Patriotic Society, People, Equality and Democracy (PID) and Friend, lists 4-3-16; Susana González, Partido Social Cristiano-Madera de Guerrero (PSC-MG), lists 6-75; Alejandro Gallo, Renewal, list 61; and Jorge Triviño, Pachakutik, list 18.
In the second part of this debate organized by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which was divided in two by the number of candidates, Tabacchi He said that 600 km of concessioned roads are about to turn 25 years old, and that this concession must be reviewed, “it can be renewed, a new concession can be contracted or finally there may be a prefect who is prepared and knows construction, who know about production and say ‘why am I not going to drive those highways, because it is so difficult to have tolls and widen roads’. We will review it.” And in terms of rurality, he assured that there are almost 7,000 km in the hands of the Prefecture, which are roads that are no longer second, third and fourth order and that 72% are in poor condition and therefore “you have to enter invest $50 million immediately.”
for the candidate Quinonez a change must be given, one of the great drawbacks of the province are the bad roads and the neighboring roads. “How can the farmer transport the products? We have to improve the development of the province, that is the change that we are going to give”.
While Lapenti He replied that the road concessions were key to overcoming the damage caused by the El Niño Phenomenon that he faced in his previous administrations with the construction of roads and neighboring roads, for which he defended this system and said that it must continue to function. “Guayas continues to have the best highways in the country, why are they questioning them, because they do not have full knowledge of how a concession works,” he said.
To its turn, gonzalez He said that “there is a legal tool that enables us, which are the concurrent competition agreements and through these agreements we invest in Guayaquil, in Daule, in Samborondón, El Triunfo, Naranjal, the entire province was served. Not only in its urban areas, in the streets, but also in the parish councils forgotten by decades of indifference from previous administrations that forgot that it was not enough to look at people in the countryside, we had to attend to them and that is what I have done and we will continue to do so in the next four years.”
However Rooster He spoke about his plan “Guayas works without obstacles” that seeks to encourage farmers. In addition, he commented that he will pave 500 kilometers of local roads annually, create mediation centers to curb the abuses of some companies that do not respect the rights of peasants and provide road teams for the different cantons.
Triviño He said that the current concessions “are abusive” and that they should be reviewed. He questioned the current provincial administration for the construction of roads in areas that he considers are not a priority and that are carried out only for the electoral campaign. He mentioned that the magnetic card currently does not work optimally or benefit the inhabitants of the areas where the tolls are located. And that there are concessions that must be reviewed since they do not provide complete services and must once again be in charge of the Prefecture. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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