The Ministry of Public Works said that construction works on the new bridge over the Ozama River will be completed in 12 months time. The bridge is expected to cost RD$288 million, and is built with a 40% finance package from the Spanish government. Once completed, the bridge that will run parallel to the present Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge, will serve one way traffic, same as the Juan Pablo Duarte bridge. The construction of the bridge is being carried out by a Dominican-Spanish engineering consortium, Dragados-FCC-Cocimar. The style of the bridge is similar to that used in Expo Sevilla World Fair. The bridge will be 33 meters wide, with four central lanes of 3.65 meters each, and two side lanes left aside for use by a metro that will be built in the future. The 180 meter bridge also will have two sidewalks for pedestrians.
