The block of legislators of the UCR presented a communication project to support the initiative to provincialize the Route 22 as well as the Route 151. The governor Alberto Weretilneck announced that it is working for the Rio Negro government to take charge of the unfinished road works.
The Rio Negro legislators of the UCR, Ariel Bernatene and Lorena Matzen seek for the Legislature to speak out and accompany the efforts initiated by Weretilneck to give a solution to a historical problem in the region that ends years of unfulfilled promises, paralyzed works and countless traffic incidents that result in hundreds of victims.
The endless stoppage of the Route 22 highway and the lack of maintenance on Route 151 are problems that the Nation has had for many years and that affect not only the connectivity of the region but also impact the daily lives of the inhabitants of this region. zone. And given the scenario proposed by the National government, of cuts in public works, eliminated funds and the distance from the Patagonian provinces, Weretilneck launched a few days ago the plan that he shared with his counterpart from Neuquén, Rolando Figueroa, to give both routes an exit that puts them under the orbit of the provinces and is once and for all safe, with the connectivity they require.
“Route 22 is vital for connectivity in the northern Patagonian region but remains in poor condition and its expansion became a disorder for all. Something similar happens with Route 151, the connecting axis with the north of the country, which is in a deplorable state,” noted Matzen and Bernatene. “Today the Alto Valle is a large linear city and it is impossible to think about regional integration without investing in routes that unite neighbors in an agile and safe way,” said Bernatene.
“We cannot fail to remind the national authorities that the poor state of the roads is a nuisance for thousands of people who travel through them daily, but it also has a strong negative impact on the main economic activities, including tourism,” added Matzen. . Given this situation, Governor Weretilneck has taken the initiative to assume the commitment and require the transfer of jurisdiction of national routes 22 and 151 to provincial hands.
“Río Negro aims to establish a short, medium and long-term plan to provide a definitive solution. We consider that it would be a significant advance towards the improvement of road infrastructure,” said the radical legislators. “For this reason, we present a communication project to the National Executive Branch and the National Highway Administration so that the Legislature can rule in favor of the efforts initiated by the governor,” they stated.
Route 22 and 151, axes of development
When giving some details of his plan for both routes, the governor of Río Negro, Alberto Weretilneck, spoke days ago about a mixed public-private management with financing through the concession of public works, in other cases through the toll system. , “essentially financed and paid for by those who use the routes and are not inhabitants of Río Negro or Neuquén.”
“We are convinced, both provinces, that it is best for people from Rio Negro and Neuquén to manage our own routes, because it is clear that the central governments do not understand the importance they have for us and they do not pay attention to it either,” he highlighted.
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