DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Presidency expects Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro to reach Km 9 of the Duarte Highway by 2024. The Chamber of Deputies has acted so this can happen. It approved on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 a loan for EUR86 million to be used to increase the transportation capacity of line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro. 120 legislators voted in favor, one against and there were 18 abstentions. The Dominican Republic signed the credit agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) on 9 December 2021.

President Luis Abinader in submitting the credit agreement to the Chamber of Deputies explained that the project is part of the second phase of the expansion of transportation capacity of Santo Domingo Metro Line 1. The line crosses the city of Santo Domingo to the north. The Abinader administration is working one providing mass transportation to the Los Alcarrizos community in northern Santo Domingo.

The loan...