{"id":198596,"date":"2005-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=198596"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:37:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:37:51","slug":"auto-insert-198596","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-198596\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID begins repairing seven critical West Bank roads – USAID press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\tUSAID begins repairing seven critical West Bank roads<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tRAMALLAH, WEST Bank –<\/strong> The American government launched an ambitious $12 million road reconstruction program Friday to improve commerce and traffic between West Bank communities.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tThe road renovation project is one of the development projects that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is accelerating as a sign of America's commitment to support the democratically-elected Palestinian leadership.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tIn consultation with the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing, seven key roads totaling 38.5 kilometers were selected for reconstruction.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tThe project will benefit more than 200,000 people and create new employment opportunities for an estimated 500 Palestinians. The reconstruction work will require about 20,000 person-days of employment.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t"These roads will be designed and constructed by local Palestinian engineering and construction firms to the highest quality standards," said Alvin Newman, Director of USAID's Infrastructure Office. "We hope that they will be a lasting example of cooperation between the American and the Palestinian people.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t"Palestinians often tell us that watching the construction of a beautiful new road is one of the best morale boosters in the world because roads augur good things to come in the future," he added.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tThe roads selected for reconstruction are:\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n