Over the weekend, the Ministry of Public Works announced the shutdown of the “floating” bridge that crosses the Ozama River to the south of Duarte Bridge. The poontoon bridge will remain closed until Wednesday, 13 August 2025.
The ministry said that the bridge was scheduled for ordinary maintenance. The maintenance is being carried out by the Dominican Naval Industry that has a long history of dealing with maritime structures.
Due to the importance of the bridge, the National Institute of Ground Transportation (Intrant), together with the General Traffic Safety Agency (Digesett), and the city government of East Santo Domingo are notifying people of the alternate routes for crossing the river. When going from east to west, drivers are urged to use the Ramon Matias Mella bridge, also called the Bicycle Bridge, or commuters can use the Juan Bosch Bridge crossing. There will be an extended period that will allow the east-west flow of traffic to continue in the mornings.
For the west to east traffic, the Mella Bridge and the Duarte Bridge are to be used. Likewise, there will be extended ties during the afternoon and evening traffic. There will be adequate signage and traffic agents from the Military and Police Commission will be there to assist drivers.
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Ministry of Public Works
11 August 2025