{"id":475766,"date":"2025-07-21T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/abinader-the-botanical-garden-will-not-be-touched-in-the-expansion-project\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:23:32","slug":"abinader-the-botanical-garden-will-not-be-touched-in-the-expansion-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/abinader-the-botanical-garden-will-not-be-touched-in-the-expansion-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Abinader: \u201cThe Botanical Garden will not be touched in the expansion project\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- During the meeting with the press La Semanal, the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, announced that next Wednesday the proposal for road improvement for the Republic of Colombia avenue will be announced.\n\nWhen questioned about the project, which has generated controversy on social media due to the supposed expansion of this important route, the president responded: &#8220;What has been approved? This is the first project that people oppose without knowing it.&#8221;\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/plan-de-seguridad-ciudadana-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abinader leads meeting on Citizen Security Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Visibly annoyed, Abinader pointed out that the criticisms could be motivated by erroneous assumptions: \u201c<strong>Perhaps the opposition is protesting what they believe will be done. The Botanical Garden will not be touched, on the contrary, 20 thousand square meters will be added to it<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h5>\n\n\nThe Head of State also clarified that the proposal circulating on social media corresponds to an old opposition plan: &#8220;<strong>That plan that has become popular was left by the opposition. We work differently<\/strong>&#8220;.\n\nIt will be the Minister of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mopc.gob.do\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mopc.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Works<\/a>, Eduardo Estrella, who will officially present the new expansion project, which includes a tunnel that will connect Los Pr\u00f3ceres Avenue with Jacobo Majluta Avenue.\n\nIn other news, the president highlighted some achievements of his administration, including the sanitation of more than 45 thousand meters of ravines in different parts of the country.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- During the meeting with the press La Semanal, the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, announced that next Wednesday the proposal for road improvement for the Republic of Colombia avenue will be announced. 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