Santo Domingo. - Public Works minister Victor Diaz announced the start of the project Corridor Duarte, with the construction of an overpass at the 27 de Febrero and Ortega y Gasset avenues intersection, and another at San Isidro highway with Charles de Gaulle Avenue.

He said the Corridor project, to cost US$163 million, includes the construction of overpasses at the busy intersections of the entrance to the Manoguayabo subdivision with the Duarte highway, and the Kennedy and Núñez de Cáceres avenues. “With this overpass and others on the San Isidro highway with Charles de Gaulle, Public Works marks the start of construction of the Duarte Corridor, which will span Los Alcarrizos (subdivision) to Charles de Gaulle.”

The project would take 30 months to complete, with a private investment by the Brazilian group Odebrech and the local Ingeniería Estrella.

Diaz Rúa said the overpasses are designed for speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour, although the top speed for Charles de Gaulle with San Isidro intersection will be 60 kilometers per hour, and the tunnel at Ortega and Gasset with 27 de Febrero will be 50 kilometers per hour.

The Public Works chief said the project has great importance for the city’s road development, because it will save motorists time and money.

He added that studies found that more than 800,000 vehicles use the John F. Kennedy avenue daily.