DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The National Institute for Ground Traffic and Transportation (Intrant) warns new anti-congestion and safety measures are ready to go into effect on 1 July 2025. Drivers whose vehicles are towed away because they were illegally, poorly, or dangerously parked, will be responsible for the towing costs as well as the parking fees at the Intrant yard. And the Intrant says Digesett is serious about penalizing for left turns on restricted intersections.

All this is part of the new “RD Is Moving” program set up by the Intrant and other agencies as a way to reduce traffic jams throughout the city of Santo Domingo as well as the National District.

Interestingly enough, this information was provided not by an officer of Intrant, but rather by a spokesperson for the Banreservas Trust, Shyam David Fernandez, noted those parking where they shouldn’t face a fine of RD$1,000 in...