Duarte Bridge in Santo Domingo will be closed to traffic from 23 January to 24 February to guarantee the precision and quality of engineering work being performed during its refurbishment, and to assure the security of passers-by. Due to the chaos that is expected in traffic between the western and eastern Santo Domingo during the time the bridge is shut down, a meeting is being held between the Ministry of Public Works, the contractors and the Director of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) to establish alternative routes during that month. Duarte Bridge was built in 1955.