The Organizing Committee of the Pan Am Games announced that the western side of the Avenida Jos? Ortega y Gasset will be closed on 1 August and 17 August, on occasion of the Pan Am Games. Vehicles in the west-east direction along 27 de Febrero will not be allowed to turn left on Ortega y Gasset. Left turns may be made by using Avenida Tiradentes instead.
As reported in the Listin Diario, Oneximo Gonzalez, in charge of transportation for the Games, said that on Avenida John F. Kennedy the two lanes closest to the Olympic Center will be used for Games authorized vehicles. The tunnel and other lanes will be open to the general public.
Gonzalez also says they have requested that the universities close for the duration of the Games and that businesses open later in the day to reduce traffic during the 1-17 August period. He pointed to statistics that show that from 7am to 9am some 5,400 vehicles use the Juan Bosch Bridge, but that if businesses were to open, a reduction of traffic by 1,400 vehicles could be achieved. Gonzalez has requested that 1 and 17 August be declared holidays.
According to a story in El Caribe, the north-south direction (from Villa Mella to the Malec?n) of the Ave. M?ximo Gomez will be closed on the opening and closing days of the Games. The south-north side of the avenue, however, will remain open to the general public. On the remaining days, from 2-16 August, road access will be as normal.
One area to avoid for the duration of the Games is the Las Americas-27 de Febrero Avenue, despite the fact they will not be closed off to general traffic.