Between January and June of 2008, the Buenos Aires government has repaired 15,000 potholes and 400,000 meters of sidewalks. According to the government website, this impressive undertaking is only the beginning, since the project is scheduled to go on for a total of four years and cost the city a total of 2,000 million pesos.The mayor, Mauricio Macri, said in a recent press conference that he wanted the people of Buenos Aires to see where their money was going.Nine barrios have benefited from these repairs in the past months, and more will follow.Anyone who has ever walked the sidewalks of the city and accidentally stepped in a hole must agree that this is needed work.

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