Heavy rainfall over the past week has damaged the Navarrete to Puerto Plata road, mainly as a result of landslides that caused the paving to collapse. In the stretch between Altamira and Puerto Plata the highway sank under the weight of heavy vehicles passing during the heavy rains. The landslides began to cause serious collapses in the roadway similar to those that have occurred on the Gregorio Luperon Touristic Highway. Vehicles are forced to use the very edge of the highway in order to get through. “Even the new paving that was recently laid was lost with the rains. A complete reconstruction is what is needed”, said Santiago Santos, a truck driver. Reports from other communities in the Cordillera Septentrional area point to widespread damage to drainage and road surfaces as well as to the bridges in Maimon and Guananico.
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