DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Luis Abinader took advantage of his weekly La Semanal press conference on 21 July 2025 to announce the inauguration of the Bani bypass road for 12 August 2025. The bypass is expected to shave at least half an hour off the driving time for those headed west. Those headed from Santo Domingo to Barahona will now be able to do so in less than two hours. The Baní bypass was the only one missing. The San Cristobal and the Azua bypasses are already in use.

The announcement follows a visit made by Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella to the bypass work areas on Monday, 21 July 2025, in the company of Listin Diario executive editor Miguel Franjul and reporters.

The Baní Bypass stretches over a distance of more than 20 kilometers, beginning in Ojo de Agua, in Paya, where it connects with the Sánchez Highway, and ending where it merges...