Nicaragua: Road Network Lags Behind Rest of Region

The lack of resources for repairs and bad weather in recent years has increasingly deteriorated roads.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Although resources were allocated last year for the country’s road repairs, this has not been enough to offset the adverse effect of weather, which has damaged several sections of the road network.

Adding to the problem is the decline in revenue the government receives through the Maintenance Fund, which is raised by charging a fixed fee of 16 cents per gallon on fuel consumption .

An article in Nicaragua’s El Nuevo Diario reports: "The Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Pablo Martinez, said at the V Congress of Road Funds that there is a need to implement new technologies in road building including things like setting up new weighing scales for regular heavy traffic, one of the main causes of the roads short life span.

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