Santo Domingo.- In order to keep the population informed about the progress of the project for Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro to Los Alcarrizos, the executive director of the Office for the Reordering of Transportation (OPRET), Eng.
Rafael Santos Pérez reported this Sunday that the excavation work in the interconnection tunnel exceeds 400 meters to date.
"To this day we have more than 400 linear meters of tunnel and we continue to advance with the new portal that will allow us to have three attack fronts on it, reducing its construction time," Santos Pérez said during a tour of the construction site.
Regarding the stations, Santos Pérez indicated that all the box girders have already been placed and in all of them work is being done on the placement of metal arches, with 95% of these installed. "It is pertinent to point out that all the arches are manufactured and, in addition, we are proceeding with the formwork of the upper decks (slabs)," he stated.
He also detailed the progress made in the construction of piles, piles and heads where "we already have 78% of the piles emptied and 65% of the columns erected, with 58% of heads".
Regarding the beams, the official added that 63% have been built and are proceeding to be placed on site.
About the project
The work, in charge of the Office for the Reordering of Transportation (OPRET), would be inaugurated at the beginning of 2024 and covers a stretch of 7.3 kilometers, as well as the construction of five stations, which will form part of the Metro Integrated Transportation System – Cable car of Santo Domingo.
Its execution has generated more than 2,000 direct jobs, with an approximate investment of about 500 million dollars.
The new route is made up of 5 stations. This new extension of Line 2 (called 2C) will relieve traffic from Los Alcarrizos to kilometer 9 (María Montez Station).
The project contemplates the adaptation of the roads adjacent to the marginal, to produce a better flow of vehicles.
Thanks to this initiative, road safety will be increased and user congestion will be reduced at kilometer 9 of the Duarte highway. With this there will also be a considerable reduction in CO2 emissions and air pollution.
Santo Domingo.- Con el objetivo de mantener informada a la población sobre los avances del proyecto de la Línea 2C del Metro de Santo Domingo hacia Los Alcarrizos, el director ejecutivo de la Oficina para el Reordenamiento del Transporte (OPRET),…Read more ›
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