Diario Libre reported that studies have shown that the RD$446 million overpass the Ministry of Public Works has started at the entrance to Los Alcarrizos will not resolve traffic problems in the area. Reportedly, during the past Fernandez administration a study showed the solution is to build a ring road (known in the DR as avenida de circunvalacion). The road was started, but never completed. Reports indicate that the expensive overpass could cause a bottleneck, creating new problems and not a definite solution. Municipal leaders say they found out about the construction once it was started, and businesses in the area fear it will mean their demise as has happened in other areas over which overpasses were built ? namely along the John F. Kennedy and 27 de Febrero avenues in Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diario Libre reported that studies have shown that the RD$446 million overpass the Ministry of Public Works has started at the entrance to Los Alcarrizos will not resolve traffic problems in the area. Reportedly, during the past Fernandez administration a study showed the solution is to build a ring road (known in the DR as … <\/p>\n