The national government’s decision to stop public works will leave about six initiatives that benefit Neuquén towns unfinished. These works are without physical progress, although they are in terms of administrative procedures. Added to this batch of works are three others that are in execution, but they did not register financial progress in the National Public Works portfolio.
The national government deployed in Neuquén some 47 public works, among which the largest ones stand out, such as the La Rinconada bridge, the Norpatagónico hospital and the road interconnection of routes 7, 51 and 8. The others are urban undertakings and also the provision of drinking water.
According to the investment map of the former Ministry of Public Works of the Nation, updated as of December 6 of last year, The works that had not registered physical progress in Neuquén and that will remain in the project are in five locations.
The first city affected is Plottier with the paving work of the Las Lajas street René Favaloro, which, according to the official report, has a financial advance of 15%. The second work is the Zapala Child Development Center which registered a financial progress of 17.42%, is in execution, but has no physical progress.
Building a system ofdrinking water and sewers for the town of Junín de los Andes registered announcements by the provincial and national government. It does not record financial disbursements or progress of works in the official report.
The town of Caviahue It is the third affected by two works linked to urban equipment: curb curb and reinforced concrete sidewalks. Both are “in circuit”, that is, they had administrative procedures underway and a financial progress of 30%. None had started.
Finally, the batch of works without physical progress is completed with the Andacollo Child Development Center, in the Minas department, which is in execution with a financial progress of 15%.
Added to this list are three works that do not register financial progress but are underway. YesThis involves the expansion of the sewage conduction capacity of the collector on Lanín and Saavedra streets between 12 de Septiembre and Lanín streets, which would be 16.48% complete.
In San martin de los andesthe reconditioning of the sewage effluent treatment plant is only 2.8% complete, a complex that collapses when the accommodation capacity in the city is saturated, which generally coincides with the high summer seasons.
The eternal work I of Routes 7 and 51
The interconnection between Provincial Routes 7 and 51 has a financial progress of 65.53% and only 9% remains to be completed, according to the investment map. It started in 2015 and saw many periods of paralysis. According to the management of Javier Milei, there are 2,500 national works that have been paralyzed due to lack of payment since the previous management of Alberto Fernández.
The Eternal Work II La Rinconada
Among the 47 public works financed by the national government in the province of Neuquén is the eternal construction of the La Rinconada bridge. According to the map prepared by former minister Gabriel Katopodis, this bridge has a physical progress of 76.79% and a financial progress that reaches 47.99%. It has been under construction since 2012 and will replace the one-way bridge.
Alberto’s inheritance
Neuquén shares the number of public initiatives that are candidates for not being carried out with Jujuy, Río Negro and San Juan. Each one has six works that do not register physical progress, of the 150 that exist throughout the country. The report that unified the information from Roads, Enohsa and Territorial Development includes 4,494 completed works and about 2,185 in execution and about 435 without physical progress.