A. M. 
The Dirección de Obras Municipales is transforming more than 30 kilometers of urban and rural streets in the department of San Vicente, thus improving the living conditions of thousands of salvadorans.
This weekend, 840 meters long in 8 blocks, and 5 meters wide, of a road that connects the Divina Providencia neighborhood with the urban area of the district of San Vicente were delivered.
For its construction, a first layer of 30 centimeters deep was replaced, followed by the improvement of a 30-centimeter sub-base, a 20-centimeter stabilized base was applied, and finally, a 7-centimeter-thick layer of asphalt pavement was placed on top of that base.
To guarantee the durability and good condition of the road, complementary works such as speed bumps, curbs, stone masonry walls for hydraulic channel and fillings with mudcrete for the retention of the road were carried out.
In addition, mitigation works were implemented that included the construction of stone masonry walls and steps, adjacent guardrail, receiving body and the installation of metal railings at high-risk points of the road.
The improvement also included the deepening and installation of a new drinking water network for 500 meters and drainage improvement works.
To ensure safe passage, the road has been marked with white thermoplastic paint on both sides and yellow paint in the center, complemented by horizontal and vertical signage. These works have not only improved the road infrastructure, but have also generated employment for more than 75 inhabitants.
These road improvements directly benefit more than 5,000 inhabitants of the Divina Providencia, Espiga de Oro and La Confianza neighborhoods by speeding up their commercial, agricultural, tourist and student activities.
This project is in addition to the more than 35 development initiatives that the DOM is executing in the department of San Vicente, which include the renovation of more than 30 kilometers of urban and rural streets.
It also highlights the revitalization of the historic center of the departmental capital with the modernization of the central park Antonio José Cañas, the Vincentian tower, the subway wiring, the facade of the cathedral, the basilica Nuestra Señora del Pilar and the portals, as well as the reconstruction of the adjacent streets.
The DOM has also delivered strategic works for the inhabitants of this paracentral zone of the country, such as a hemodialysis clinic in Tecoluca, which provides attention to more than 1,000 patients with renal insufficiency in the area.
