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SANTIAGO. - After almost four years since the regulated parking meters began operating under a contract with the company Blue Parking Caribbean, the first parking building project was announced on Thursday, at a cost of RD$1.2 billion, to be managed by the private sector.

Blue Parking and Clínica Corominas would build the new project Restauracion Parking and Business Plaza, which according to local studies seeks to boost confidence to attract investments to downtown Santiago, a site which more than 100,000 people visit daily.

The construction is touted as modern and innovative in it’s structure, located between the streets Independencia, Sabana Larga, Cuba and Las Carreras.

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13 comment(s)
Written by: xwill7, 29 Apr 2010 3:50 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
The best city in DR!
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 29 Apr 2010 4:41 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Why dont these guys come to the Colonial Zone and save us from these animals that park on the side walks
Written by: JD_Dominguez, 29 Apr 2010 5:09 PM
From: United States, Reality Check
This is a good area for secured parking. That is centrally located downtown. I love Santiago.

Just build the parking ramp to code and able to withstand 8.0 quake...
Written by: Sajomero, 29 Apr 2010 6:05 PM
From: United States, Del primer Santiago de America....y el mejor!!!
It's about time that the Corominas group did the responsible thing. The real pitty here is that because of their ever increasing demand for parking, a good chunck of Santiago's oldest and most architeturally structures were leveled to the ground. Just within this last year, they tore down some of the most famous wooden houses that had been featured in most commercials and photo exhibits. One of the houses right on the corner of Cuba street had a secret brick shelter, supposedly built to hide dissidents during Trujillo's regime.
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 29 Apr 2010 6:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
X,

you've got that right!
Written by: xwill7, 29 Apr 2010 10:43 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
jd,
I hope the make the ramp wide enough... I don't know why in DR they make all ramps very tight... A few presidentes and you can scratch your rims
Written by: daswolfgang, 30 Apr 2010 12:13 AM
From: United States, jackson heights ny
thank you santiago.
i love la hidalga ciudad de santiago
Written by: deicibao, 30 Apr 2010 7:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los Caballeros
Agree with xwill and daswofgang Santiago is the best in DR.
Written by: pelaut, 30 Apr 2010 7:46 AM
From: United States
and if the Yaque overflows again it provides a safety sump for the city.
Written by: El_Platano, 30 Apr 2010 9:12 AM
From: United States, Yonkers, NY
Parking is brutal downtown. This should be a big help. Like the other posters have said, build it with big enough ramps and enough room to be able to pull in and out ofspaces safely. We all have had experiences and frustrations with parking in plazas that have to small and narrow parking lots.
Written by: montesino, 30 Apr 2010 10:40 AM
From: United States
Miami/Santiago,
Parking spaces in DR are designed for pazolas.
Written by: Sajomero, 30 Apr 2010 3:14 PM
From: United States, Del primer Santiago de America....y el mejor!!!
Pelut you obviously don't know Santiago well, this parking will be in one of the high spots on the city, the Yaque's swells have never gone up there. They need to provide us with ample space to park, good lighting and cleanliness....Santiago deserves that and then some.
Written by: xwill7, 3 May 2010 10:12 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
When you go to some malls, hardware stores, and other places in DR... Its like you have to squeeze into the turns and parking is so tight. If a gordo parks next to you, you can almost be sure that his door will be on top of your paint job
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