At an estimated cost of RD$2.2 billion, the Ministry of Public Works announced the start of works of the bypass road that would enable travelers headed further west to circumvent entering the city of Baní.
Public Works Minister Deligne Ascención said the people of Peravia and nine other provinces in the south and southwest have asked for the road for years. The bypass will have an extension of 19.60 kilometers and a four lanes, two in each direction.
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El Nuevo Diario
26 November 2020