The government may have to invest RD$700 million to pay owners of properties along the 27 de Febrero Avenue in order to continue to expand that avenue, which crosses the city east-west. The expansion of the six-lane avenue to eight-lanes will affect 434 buildings along the way, especially in the Ozama and Las Americas neighborhoods. The expansion is part of recommendations for the improvement of transport in the city of Santo Domingo contained within the Sercitec-Delcan study of transport in Santo Domingo. The study also recommends the construction of overpasses where the 27 de Febrero intersects the Lincoln, Churchill, Gomez and Tiradentes avenues. Also contemplated is the construction of a bridge parallel to the Duarte Bridge. In a second phase, a metro line would be constructed along the avenue.
