After several days of legal litigation, the Municipality of Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez, and representatives of the Xochi Corridor project reached an agreement.
This Monday, June 8, both parties met in the afternoon in a session called by the Council, after the commotion caused by the non-extension of the license for the project in the Mazatenango section.
The banners with the legend “cancelled work” warned about the commune’s decision, which is why the business sector has spoken out to request legal certainty for the investment.
After the meeting, at a press conference, both parties stated that they reached the necessary agreements, among which the commune granted the extension of the license to continue with the work.
Between The agreements state that the pending work will be carried out on the private road, in the Mazatenango section. Furthermore, the legal representative promised to ratify the sworn statement requested by the mayor of Mazatenango.
Carlos Estuardo Villagrán López, mayor of Mazatenango, indicated that they reached a conciliation and that the commune fully expressed the issue of security, so there is a commitment on the part of the company which was evaluated point by point to reach an understanding. According to the mayor, everything agreed was in writing.
He stated that Corredor Xochi gave the municipality all the technical and professional answers after talking for several minutes.
The mayor assured that they are proceeding to withdraw the Municipal Police officers who were in the area.
Ana Luisa Martínez, director and representative of the Xochi project, who represents more than 400 public investors in the project, added that this is important not only because of the infrastructure, but also because it allows the participation of several investors in the capital.
He added that they understood what the community’s concerns are, related to road safety, and stated that they have complied with all standards and requirements.
Likewise, he indicated that road safety is the responsibility of the project. During the dialogue, they asked the community to allow them to complete the work, since there are still gutters missing in some sections and in certain sectors water has accumulated due to the interruption of work.
Projection the agreement to withdraw the Municipal Police agents and pointed out that this Tuesday, June 9, the work will continue.
He affirmed that there was a transparent dialogue and highlighted that they have met the strictest standards.
“We did not receive any pressure from the municipality, other than a specific request related to road safety.”
He explained that the toll payment is established at Q15 for each section; There are three sections.
He indicated that they must catch up with the backlog of work to inaugurate the work on June 14.
Another agreement is to lift the resources that have been presented and sign a document to record this.
“That is the document that they have requested of us, that we declare under oath that we have complied with all the international road safety requirements and standards for this highway, which we have done,” he remarked.
The inauguration of the private highway Xochi, in Suchitepéquez and Retalhuleu, is scheduled for Sunday, June 14.
The highway extends from kilometer 142.5, in San Antonio, Suchitepéquez, to kilometer 173, in San Andrés Villa Seca, Retalhuleu, and is planned to reduce congestion on the route to the southwest, towards the Irtra parks and the Pacific beaches.
Xochi will be an alternate route and only drivers who pay tolls will be able to circulate; Those who do not do so must travel through the CA-2 highway.
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