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Nagua to Higuey
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I recommend not to use the alternative route unless you have a 4x4. I went this route from Higuey to Samana. You have to cross a river and generally the road is in a bad condition. Dirt road mostly between Bayaguana and Hato Mayor. Partial construction going on.
I recommend not to use the alternative route unless you have a 4x4. I went this route from Higuey to Samana. You have to cross a river and generally the road is in a bad condition. Dirt road mostly between Bayaguana and Hato Mayor. Partial construction going on.
Going from Nagua to Sosua and then by bus would at least double your distance since the bus would take you thru the tunnel, and Navarette, Santiago etc.. From Nagua just drop south into SD and then east to your destination.
Der Fish
It is very simple just follow the blue route on the map...that is the toll road and is in very good condition and you do NOT go through Santo Domingo ,just a very outer suburb.The toll road ends on Las Americas 6 lane highway about 5 miles from the Las Americas airport and then you simply go through the peaje and follow the highway all the way to the turn off to Higuey. It is a great road all the way .
The blue route is indeed better from a transportation PoV, since it is mostly new road or highway. I am surprised the Bayaguana-Hato Mayor road is in such a bad shape, even requiring crossing a river (was a bridge taken down by a storm/flood?).
The Hato Mayor-Higuey road used to be part of the main link between SD and the East. Last I used it (a year or two ago) it was usable with occasional bad spots (although nowhere near the quality of the SD-PUJ highway by the coast). The only advantage of this route is that it is more scenic, with a mountain range to its North, and the towns are less developed (more "authentic"?), which may be an advantage for some. If the Hato Mayor Bayaguana road is as bad as described, one could go San Pedro -- Hato Mayor-Higuey. But this only makes sense for sightseeing/exploring purpose. There is no real advantage from a transportation point of view. Some might want to make the trip through alternate routes just to explore.
The Hato Mayor to Higuey has NEVER been the main link to the east and it has been in bad condition from Hato Mayor westwards for many years. the various culverts and streams have had work in progress for many years ..you must have been driving in your dreams .The road from San Pedro to Hato Mayor is also in very poor condition at the Hato Mayor end and there have been protests against its condition . What little towns are you talking about between Hato Mayor and Higuey .??
Perhaps not since you came to the DR.
The Hato Mayor - Higuey road was (and still is) part of the Mella road, which was the second arterial road in the Dominican system linking the capital with the main regions (the Duarte road to Santiago being first).
For many decades, a typical Higuey-SD trip would go through El Seibo and Hato Mayor. Depending on road conditions, one could also go through Romana and San Pedro by turning South a few kilometers before reaching El Seibo from Higuey, but this wasn't the main road. The main road was Mella. Today the towns along the Mella road (El Seibo and Hato Mayor) are less developed than the coastal towns of San pedro and Romana, as well as Higuey (not coastal but the main town near Punta Cana).
The condition of the Mella road was as I described, when I last used it a year or 2 ago. I have no idea how it is today.
From Sosua by bus, you're best off going through Santiago and Santo Domingo. I've done Hig?ey to Sosua in both route. It looks shorter by the "direct" route but it's much easier faster through Santiago. The only tricky part is you need to take a 200 peso cab in SD to change bus stations, but it's a quick hop. Figure nine to ten hours. The buses the Santiago route are much nicer too, esp the if you are tall. By car, going east from Sosua is prob better then from Nagua to Boca Chica.
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S?, as? es. Years ago, all traffic SD-Hig?ey went through El Seibo and Hato Mayor. Now we call it 'La carretera vieja.'
Are you heading down for the festival at the Basillica? I hear over a half million ppl will be in town.
Sosua - go east along Rt #5.... to nagua
At the big Hospital, get left.....
You will come to the toll road..... south to the airport (NOT St Dom proper)
From there you use Las Americas (?) hwy east again towards your destination.
All quite good roads.... cruise control for most of it
Toll road is about 500 pesos each way .........
Sosua to toll road is about 2 hrs
Toll road is an hour
At the big Hospital, get left.....
You will come to the toll road..... south to the airport (NOT St Dom proper)
From there you use Las Americas (?) hwy east again towards your destination.
All quite good roads.... cruise control for most of it
Toll road is about 500 pesos each way .........
Sosua to toll road is about 2 hrs
Toll road is an hour
NoI live in Sosua
So I would live from Sosua
Why are you asking about Nagua if you are leaving from Sosua? Am I missing something? You have to access the Samana/Santo Domingo on the other side of Nagua, but the road entrance is closer to El Catey. Take the highway south. It is referred to as Rt. 7. This is a toll road and with cost you around $600 pesos. A bus from Puerta Plata might be easier but driving is not difficult. Good luck and good travels.