Turismo Cultural en Santo Domingo

Turismo Cultural en Santo Domingo

Duarte Corridor

The construction of the Duarte Corridor in Santo Domingo is one of the most important highway infrastructure projects in the Dominican Republic. It represents a step forward in the steady advance of the country’s development.

This project includes six tunnels and overpasses that will connect more than 15 major intersections of the capital city and the surrounding Santo Domingo province. The overpasses will be located at the intersections of John F. Kennedy Avenue and José Núñez de Cáceres; Dr. Fernando Defilló Street and John F. Kennedy Avenue; Ortega y Gasset Avenue and 27 de Febrero; Monumental Avenue and Duarte Highway; Manoguayabo Crossing and Duarte Highway; and Charles de Gaulle Avenue and San Isidro Highway.

The Public Works and Communications Ministry expects to have these overpasses completed by the middle of 2012. The total cost of the improvements is US $163 with financing provided by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development of Brazil (BNDES).

Size of the installations:

1.Intersection Duarte Highway – Monumental Avenue

2. Intersection Duarte Highway – Manoguayabo Crossing

3.–Intersection John F. Kennedy Avenue – Núñez de Cáceres Avenue

4.–Intersection John F. Kennedy Avenue – Dr. Fernando Defilló Avenue

5.-Intersección Av. 27 de Febrero – Av. Ortega y Gasset

6.-Intersection Charles de Gaulle Avenue – San Isidro Avenue Highway

1.-Intersection Duarte Highway – Monumental Avenue

The six-lane overpass will be 530 meters long.

Details of the Overpass

2.-Intersection Duarte Highway – Manoguayabo Crossing

The six-lane overpass will be 530 meters long.

Details of the Overpass

3.-Intersection John F. Kennedy Avenue – Núñez de Cáceres Avenue


The six-lane overpass will be 500 meters long.  

.Details of the Overpass

 4.-Intersection John F. Kennedy Avenue – Dr. Fernando Defilló Avenue

Details of the Overpass

5.-Intersección Av. 27 de Febrero – Av. Ortega y Gasset


The four-lane underpass or tunnel will be 370 long, and the two-lane overpass will be 400 meters long.

Details of the Overpass

Details of the tunnel

The tunnel is designed to sustain vehicular traffic at 60 to 80 kilometers per hour.

 6.-Intersection Charles de Gaulle Avenue – San Isidro Avenue Highway

This four-lane overpass will be 400 meters long.

Details

The Duarte Corridor will be built by the Duarte Corridor Consortium, comprised of the Brazilian firm Constructora Norberto Odebecht and the Dominican company Ingeniería Estrella, whose president is Manuel Estrella.

The five-year plan for the construction projects at the sites of the overpasses is being coordinated by the Office of Public Works Planning, the General Directorate of Land-Based Transport, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) and the aforementioned companies Norberto Odebrecht and Ingeniería Estrella.

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