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- ↑ Banuchi, Rebecca (December 8, 2016). "Ricardo Rossello nombra al secretario del DTOP". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico: GFR Media. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Fiscal Year 2019-2022" (PDF). act.dtop.pr.gov/. DTOP PR. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Contreras Aponte, un profesional no vidente, al frente del DTOP". Tu Noticia PR (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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