SANTO DOMINGO.- Public Works minister Victor Diaz Rúa said on Sunday the reconstruction of the highway to the central mountain town Constanza, at a cost of over RD$4.0 billion is at the final stage, and will be inaugurated June 29.

The official affirmed that the curves in the 70 kilometer long highway are being built with modern technology “We used walls to prevent the collapse of route as occurred throughout the history of its construction.”

He said the road is completely asphalted which helps traffic flow, and all signs have been posted to warn of hazards and the approach to sharp curves, gradients, rockslide zones, among others to secure the safety of motorists. He said crews install steel protectors along the shoulders, and complete critical areas of water flow, whereas the line of retaining walls is already concluded.

Overpasses in Santo Domingo

Diaz Rúa also announced that the overpasses on the corners of the Kennedy with Nuñez de Cáceres avenues and Defillo street will be opened next month, whereas the one on the avenues 27 de Febrero with Ortega Gasset will “soon” be inaugurated. “Those overpasses were planned to conclude in 24 months, but we’re going to finish them before.”

He also announced the inauguration of the highways San Cristábal-Baní for July 22, the second stage of the Santo Domingo-Samaná, and the Coral Motorway “and others” during the next two years.