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Mayor inaugurates a new cycle path in Cerro Navia

the next four years, hoping to build 690 kilometers of bike paths and 140 -550 rural-urban, with a total investment of 21 billion pesos,

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A new bike path of 1.4 km inaugurated this afternoon the mayor of Santiago, Álvaro Erazo. The project, which cost one hundred million pesos, is located on Avenida Las Torres de Cerro Navia, between street Mapocho and San Francisco.

regional chief was accompanied by the Secretaries of Transportation and Culture, Raul Erazo and Arturo Barrios, respectively, the Mayor Cristina Girardi, Senator Guido Girardi, and regional directors José Zuleta and Nelson Gonzalez, as well as groups of cyclists and boards neighbors.

In the activity, Alvaro Erazo said, "This work reflects the fulfillment of the commitment to this community and the area west of our city," Also pointing out that the new road will connect in 2009 with the 2-kilometer route will run on Avenida Las Torres, in Lo Prado, "giving a sign of progress toward implementing an interconnected network for cyclists."

Government Metropolitan Regional drives a larger plan that involves the entire city of Santiago and to account for the next four years the construction of 690 kilometers of bike paths and 140 -550 rural-urban, with a total investment of 21 billion pesos, in addition implementation of a network of 200 bicycle parking.