Jal el-Dib Residents Call off Sit-in as Cabinet Approves Construction of Tunnel
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The Jal el-Dib highway was open to traffic on Tuesday as the residents of the area called off their protest after the cabinet decided to build a tunnel to replace the dismantled bridge.
The residents of Jal el-Dib were set to block the highway from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday to protest the cabinet’s failure to find a solution to replace the old metal bridge.
The cabinet approved on Monday a plan to construct a tunnel in the area and tasked the Council of Development and Reconstruction with preparing the engineering studies.
The government also decided to swiftly issue the tenders and task an international consultant to set a primary study on the cost and the time of execution.
In February, the bridge was dismantled after warnings that the structure could collapse.
The cabinet’s failure to find a replacement for the bridge sparked anger among the residents of the area.
10 July 2012, 10:16
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They are not digging a tunnel. The roundabout which will be built above the highway will form a "tunnel" under it.
10 July 2012, 10:43
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Problem Solved? I think Not. I give it another year or so. Protests should be held weekly to keep the ball rolling.
10 July 2012, 12:15
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Very good, Lebanese. You make the government work for you, understand?
10 July 2012, 12:45
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and do you remember me promising you we will have electricity 24/7 by 2013. LOL
10 July 2012, 13:48
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I think this bridge will be feady by 2100 and the structure will be ready to collapse 2101 , so they will dismentale the bridge again mis 2100 whahahah good luck lebanese.....good i do not live there anymore.....khod 3a 3ajka ....
10 July 2012, 16:10
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Where are the days where we used to inaugurate a new highway every 2 months? Metn is the most underserved caza in lebanon relative to its population. Jal el dib is a good start. But they should continue. They should open the beit misk-Aatchaneh road to the public to partially disengorge antelias. Right now, only pass holders can go through.
Why arent they opening it? political reasons? someone getting paid?
10 July 2012, 16:11
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Now it seems any muwaten can get what he wants by cutting a road in the streets, with his relatives . this they say is the democracy , and it is only for people who knows how to deal with cutting roads. But those like the old buildings owners does not know how to deal in returning back their stolen properties by the governmets will stay as they are if they do not cut roads ,as justice is far away from their minds and thinking.
10 July 2012, 16:39
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maybe this time they will finish on time, no shiite squatters in the way to delay.
10 July 2012, 17:40
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It's so refreshing to see the govt responding to the peoples needs, am so sick of politics being so personal in Lebanon - this is how it should be. Why is there such a cult of personality where if the government performs badly, people take it as an attack against their sect/party.
Thumbs up to this government for approving this!!
