Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo has announced that preparations are in process for the construction of the San Francisco de Macoris city bypass in the northeast. The highway is for traffic headed from Tenares to Nagua in the northeast. The bypass would reduce driving time for those using this road to travel to Samana.
He said President Medina authorized the works two months ago and land and financial studies have begun and should be ready in 45 days. He said that the work is estimated to cost US$37 million. He said that the senator for Duarte province had delivered a complete proposal on the highway to President Medina. Castillo made the comments during a visit to the province yesterday, Tuesday 11 March, where he announced that over 58 kms of major roads would be paved, including Los Rieles, Calle Jose Reyes, Carretera Bijao, San Felipe, and Carretera Atabalero.
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