Leonel, congratulations but you and your forty thieves have already killed the goose that laid the golden eggs.

o

SANTO DOMINGO (R.Dominicana).- El gobierno dominicano sigue siendo cuestionado por maquillar las estadísticas del sector público, como se desprende de lo escrito en la página 3 del documento donde se recogen las posiciones del Fondo Monetario Internacional y del gobierno dominicano respecto a la no vigencia del stand by (SBA).



En el documento se cuestionan la tasa de crecimiento del producto interno bruto, la tasa de inflación, las proyecciones de ingresos fiscales y las perspectivas del 2012


Anyone surprised?

DIABLO! Almost $12.00 US for a car? get the hell out of here.

This highway is gonna be called "The Untouchable"

Well they reason they made it so expensive its because now the newly rich PLD people want a place to retire to without peasants bothering them.

This is made so that an elitist and exclusive community can settle there and regular folk can no longer enjoy a weekend there, hey how are you going to take your family there if you make 7000 a month and a round trip there costs you 3500??

I bey you functionaries are exempt from the toll if they live there, now watch the rise in deputies and senators who own homes in what Leonel calls the new Monte Carlo of the Caribbean.

That clown is obsessed with being high class.

Maybe it's a safety measure - the crims wont pay the toll.

If not mistaken, the builder/contractor of the toll road has financed these projects (Las Ameicas-El Factor & this new extention) and has a specific number of years to make back their money & profit in the form of tolls. Plus there is a BONUS ADDER, that pays the politicos their cut of the toll revenue. That is how it is done folks. If you dont like the price of the Tolls, take the old road ! Business in a Banana Republic. Look at it this way, part of LF's retirement pension plan.

WOW!!! I can't beleive this is happening. We need to get rid of this peace of MOJON called Leonel ASAP.

at least this highway will stay clean and nice with no potholes because the lack of traffic, nice going Ladronel !!!

A simple light railway from Santo Domingo would have been better.

Much less impact on the landscape too.

It may fall into disrepair and this will be the answer.

All the gasoline these vehicles need!!!!!

I think they should double the charges and use the excess to build an environmentally friendly
light railway. One did exist connecting Samana with the rest of the North coast.

You destroy tourism with roads - look at Costa del Sol in Spain now!
Spain borrowed much money to build unnecessary highways and its broke now.


Spain is near bankrupt and who can cash in the acres of tarmac the idiots laid!
Turkey and other areas who have not had crazy idiot politicains have the tourism industry revenue now! No-one wants to go on holdiay in an area ruined by selfish punks in motor verhicles!

I continue to use the old road as a matter of principle.

Hopefully few people use it and it is full of pot-holes.

Reducing it to a single carriageway with passing place

Duplicate!

Forest areas, bridle paths, cycle tracks could use up the space.

S.

Roads cost money to build, and good roads cost more than bad roads. The only alternative to "user pays" is "everyone pays". I am happy to pay to drive on a good road, especially knowing the un-roadworthy, smoky cars and mosquito-bikes driven driven by unlicensed idiots are taking the other (free) route.
Also properly made, sealed and drained roads cause less environmental damage than dirt tracks, also less fuel, hence cleaner air, less frustration hence less road-rage, less pot-hole damage to suspension and tyres - hey, the list goes on!

Hopefully the idiots don't repeat the mistake on the East Coast beyond Miches. Good bye to to tourism as eco-sensitive areas in the World take over.
A single track rail line served the Costs del Sol for years till the crooks came, Those were prosperous years.
Now with motorways etc. people are looking to get out!

Scotland limited roads for years ; so did many areas in Switzerland and Roumania - result prosperity!

People - don't pay these fees - ride over the hill!

Grow palms in the pot-holes!

S.

“Committee will be created to deal with health problems in slaughterhouses”

Please observe the gentelmen's left foot in the photo.


http://www.noticiassin.com/2011/1....blemas-sanitarios-en-mataderos-2/

abc200, n case you were unaware, the Dominican republic does not have a country rail system, and if there was one, Dominicans would not use it. How could they show off their shinny new Jeepeta they can't afford, or play brain-dead Hip-Hop at 95 dB?
So the Swiss are wealthy because they don't spend money on roads?
Dominican are poor because they do?

Youv'e answered it in one.'
Never beggars in the Bernise Oberland.
It, historically has been easy to use Swiss Rail.
Citizens were granted a nearly free 1 week pass.
Also the army issed tickets.

Swiss save their money and do not spend borrowed money on stupid roads,.

Dominicans are poor becuase they let politicians to build stupid roads,. Full stop.
SD has more overpasses / road tunnels than London.

London tourism up SD down!

Send in the dynamite teams to the new LT highway and limit to a single train track and watch everyone grow rich.

If a plane arrrives the tourists get a ride on silent glorious eco-railway gliding to their residence....

Why follow Costa del Sol; to the tourism dustbin?

It's not too late - 5 dynamyte teams could work for a month then the rail team could build in 6 months.

S.

They wanted the N.J. Turnpike...they got the N.J. Turnpike.

Whoever can't afford TPNJ can take State roads for free.


Same rules apply here.

Look at the destruction of the NJTP?
Construction was a criminal activity!

Motor companies sabotaged tram and rail companies in the last century so car company executives made big profits and could finance Hitler and his army; transported on Ford Trucks, manufactured in Germany in Ford factoires ; strangly enough never touched by American bombs.

S.

I know this is more for tourists then anything else but those prices seem a bit steep. There better not be any "hoyos" anywhere!

mcruz
http://www.onecellular.com

"Dominican Republic has the 4th highest inflation in Latin America"

"SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic)-The Dominican Republic is the country with the fourth annual highest inflation rate in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data published by the Central American Monetary Council.

The countries with the highest inflation rates as of September of this the year were Venezuela with a rate of 26.46%, followed by Bolivia, 9.93% , Argentina, 9.89% and the Dominican Republic with rising prices of 9.6%."

Wow this is stunnig.

http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=110231

ABC!
You are out of your mind!

Ripping innocent people off... "IS TOTALLY UNCOOL" !

Ripping innocent people off... "IS TOTALLY UNCOOL" !

underpar, can you help me put ABC's straight-jacket back on? He's overdue for his medication!

Roy.. ABC just needs his crack pipe.... then everything will be alright.....

I decided to have a look at the highway yesterday. The 450 peso toll was a shocker and of course I don't think I saw another vehicle on the road. The road is cut into the seaside hills with plenty of probable spots for wash outs of the gravelly, now exposed, earth. The view is quite wonderful and there is a commemorative plaque at a spot overlooking Las Terrenas. I think that is at Coson and the surf there looks really nice. Surfers take note. Nice quiet 2 to 3 foot shore break.
I took the usual route back thru Limon, over the hills to Samana.
The toll price is of course absurd and I do not see how this benefits anyone other than the usual suspects.

A single track rail link between the airport and resorts / town would have stopped Las Terrenas being overrun by cars.
A few road trains in the resort area would provide efficient local transport.
The sooner dynamite teams restore the precious countryside and beach areas the better.
Just default on the loans raised for these roads.
Toll of 2,000 pesos would be good in the interim because roads in LT area can't cope with more cars.
S.

abc000 you have to be kidding. Light rail? This country is so poor from the Polititiians stealing it can't afford to pay attention! But keep up the sillyness.

abc is clowning

abc, go back to the UK with your light rail system

abc, no one wants to take a date out on a light rail system. Big SUV is what women like to be in and stay cool in the AC.

Do you show up on a pasola?

Senor Senor Presidente Fernandez Por favor mande a arreglar la carretera de ir para la playa rincon de esa zona yo acabo de hacer una invercion en esa zona y lamentablemente la carretera es desastrosa , los vehiculos sufren demaciado en el trayecto de ir a la playa rincon , es un solo ollo toda la carretera y eso afecta todo el turismo y el desarollo de la zona , se que usted hara lo posible por seguir governando nuestro pais a lo mejor de su capacidad como ser humano y esta zona necesita un poco de alluda . Muchas Gracias DIOS LO LLENE DE BENDICIONES SIEMPRE .

More expensive than New York City.

Ladronel is so full of crock!

"A tour of Samaná cost 2,568 pesos for a light vehicle"


“Collection of three tolls between for a round-trip- Santo Domingo and Rincón de Molinillo, for light vehicles, add up to 768 pesos. This amount should be added to the new toll of 900 pesos for round-trip, between Nagua and Samana. And if you want to visit the tourist Atlantic Boulevard, then should be added other 900 pesos.”

“The Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Samaná considered exaggerated the toll amount being charged for the Boulevard, at the same time they also described as exaggerated the new toll amount of 450 pesos that was established between Nagua and Samana.”

Something to think about.

http://www.acento.com.do/index.ph....sos-para-un-vehiculo-liviano.html

xw knows the wrong girls - all the good ones are horrified at the environmental impact of SUV's!
Find some better company!
Save the planet for future generations! A train trip, a walk on the beach, local produce cooked by solar....
S.

Not to mention the 46 + 175 + 186 = 407 (814 return) needed to get to the toll-gate from Santo Domingo by the new highway towards Samana!

Highways are very expensive. Light rail is better ..... also saves importing gasoline,

They also destroy the environment and tourist attraction potential making for less jobs.
Las Terrenas is already overrun by cars etc. Jams every week-end with endless honking horns. A doubling of access tariff is urgently needed if the area is to continue to be attractive.

Charges when doubled make it possible to invest in rail or guided bus.

Major tourist areas all over the World are pedestrian plus some public transport.

S.

Light rail would be nice until the carriages are stolen and used for squatter accommodation on river flood-plains. Also roads are harder to steal than rail tracks.

Occupy!

Bulldoze the peaje!

Revolucion!

The road is obviously here to stay, however the construction company will not recoup their money any faster by imposing an outrageous amount for the toll. They have discouraged tourist and commercial traffic from using this new road. At the present time there is very little traffic coming out of El Catey Airport and with no flights coming in from the US it may be a while before an of this infrastructure begins to pay for itself.

S

The locals on the peninsula love the new road as they do not need to go through the tolls, and the only significant hazard on the road is from the mosquitobikes that are exempt. This is Socialism at work, folks!