The Dominican-Colombian company, Autopistas del Nordeste (the official name of the toll road between Las Americas Highway and Nagua) has increased tolls by RD$82 starting late last week. The cost of travelling the toll road that cuts a lot of time between the East and the area of the Samana Peninsula will now be RD$2,126 instead of the RD$3,044 paid before. The Atlantic Touristic Boulevard (the road between El Catey and Las Terrenas) will now cost RD$571.00 each way.
At the Marbella tollbooth, the first one between Las Americas Expressway and the road north to Samana, will now cost RD$66.00. At El Naranjal, at the Monte Plata crossroad, the toll bill will be RD$196, up RD$7.
Apparently, every year the consortium increases the tolls on this highway, in spite of the fact that the Dominican government heavily subsidizes the company.
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El Nacional
14 January 2019
