The Ministry of Public Works extended to Monday, 22 April 2019 the highway monitoring activities to ensure the least number of traffic accidents as thousands make their way back to their home and workplaces after the 10-day long Easter Week holiday. The efforts are coordinated by the Ministry of Public Works’ Protection and Road Assistance Program.
Motorized patrols slowly lead traffic back into the urban centers. Thousands have chosen to return on Monday to avoid the congestion that was reported on Sunday, 21 April. The patrolling continues in effect for the Las Americas Expressway and the Coral Highway (east-west direction), the Duarte Highway (north-south) and the Sánchez Highway (west).
The Ministry of Public Works as of Monday morning had not issued its bulletin regarding the summary of accidents and fatalities during the holiday. Diario Libre advanced that by their own count some 27 persons died during the holiday in traffic accidents. This compares to the 39 persons that had died in traffic accidents last year, also according to Diario Libre’s own count.
The governmental Center for Emergency Operations was the umbrella operation for a safety operation involving over 45,000 volunteers and government staff and 3,101 manned help stations at key points nationwide to assist the thousands of vacationers.
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Ministry of Public Works
22 April 2019