The expansion works at the Kilometer 9 section of the Duarte Highway, the main thoroughfare connecting north and south, began on 24 February 2022 with the promise that the work would be completed in 10 months. The Km 9 is a key crossroad for transport headed to numerous points in and outside the capital city.
The Ministry of Public Works announced back then that the work encompasses improvements of roads, reconstruction and expansion of vehicular bridges; the construction of two new bridges on the north and south sides, a new pedestrian bridge, relocation of the informal vendors’ stands and the electrical system, drainage works.
27 months later, those transiting through the key intersection continue to experience major inconveniences with apparently no date for the completion of the works.
El Caribe reports on the delays.
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El Caribe
1 May 2024