El Siglo newspaper reports that dozens of government megaprojects have been practically stopped by the builders as they await government funding to continue. These projects are 20-80% completed, but regardless of funding would not be finished before the end of the Fernández administration, in mid August. Among projects that have come to a stop or are advancing at turtle pace are: Santo Domingo: Rehabilitation of the old Duarte bridge over Ozama River Construction of the bridge parallel to Duarte bridge over Ozama Expansion of the Las Americas highway Construction of the El Higuero International Airport Repair of the Avenida Jacobo Majluta repair East Santo Domingo aqueduct Santiago: City overpasses Construction of the Circunvalación Norte Avenue Expansion of the Santiago-Navarrete highway Remodeling of the Jose Maria Cabral y Baez and the Arturo Grullon public hospitals Construction of the Centro Universitario Regional Santiago de la Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
