The 87.5 million peso project will continue along La Paz street in the town despite complaints by many residents
Dozens of Cosalense residents gathered at the school «de abajo» to express their disagreement with the direction of the bike path to municipal authorities.
Berenice Barragan (Jocotepec, Jalisco) – Many residents of San Juan Cosalá protested against the changes in the Chapala-Jocotepec bike path, the 25 kilometer bike path will go through La Paz street in San Juan Cosalá on its way to Jocotepec Dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday, April 21, at the 700 Urban Elementary School, J. Encarnación Rosas, on La Paz Street at the intersection of Del Cardenal Street to voice their concerns.
«We were not informed that the direction of the work would be changed, “ one protester told Laguna, saying that, “as residents, we don’t like the fact that they are coming down the street below. Chapala and Ajijic are very nice with the bicycle path, but San Juan will have nothing to beautify it because of the road».
However, as Director of Public Works of Jocotepec Héctor Hernández, who represented himself as the voice of the state government and municipal authorities listened, local merchants supported the change of the second section of the bike path. The second section of the work began construction last September, comprising Ajijic and San Juan Cosalá, valued by the Secretary of Infrastructure and Public Works (SIOP) at 87.5 million pesos.
«If they continue the work along the highway, they will not leave us space to unload our merchandise, and our sales will drop because people will no longer have a place to park». said the merchants.
Hernández explained that, although the work was a federal project, he would notify the corresponding agencies of the people’s disagreements, which would remove him from responsibility for the work.
«I will make sure that they come and listen to them as I am doing. I will do what the majority of the municipality is in favor of,” he assured the demonstrators.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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