Public Works Minister, Gonzalo Castillo, has listed the priorities of the Ministry of Public Works in roads for 2018. He said the government is focusing primarily on the eastern region because that region generates 80% of the tourism revenues and mentioned the continuing works to complete the Santo Domingo bypass that will reduce number of heavy truck traffic on the Las Americas Expressway. Other roads are being built in San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, La Altagracia, El Seibo and Hato Mayor provinces in the east.
Castillo also announced the government would build underpasses and a bus terminal at the Av. 27 de Febrero with Av. Isabel Aguiar in Santo Domingo. Likewise, 22 returns will be built for the 6 de Noviembre highway (from Santo Domingo to San Cristóbal) on to Baní, Peravia to reduce the number of accidents on that road. He said the government expects to resume the construction of the Baní Bypass. He also said that progress has been made on the Azua Bypass, the Azua-Barahona and Barahona-Enriquillo roads. These projects are expected to be finished this year.
In the north of the country, work continues on the extension of the North Bypass from Santiago to decongestion the western entrance to the city. Other works that will be finished this year are the central park, the botanical gardens in Santiago and the Navarrete-Puerto Plata road expansion from two to four lanes.
18 January 2018
