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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Public Works Ministry said the construction of the Santo Domingo-Samana highway, at a cost of more than US$120 million, is more than 80 percent completed, said the Government on its Web site.

It said the highway will have two lanes, 3.65 meters wide each; a total of 12 bridges and four intersections, in addition to 3 toll plazas.

The company Autopistas del Nordeste, which has concession and the works, is currently in the process of compaction, and of asphalting the first layer continuously in several sections simultaneously.

It also advances in the construction in the two remaining toll booths, the first located 16 kilometers from the Las Américas highway and the other 84 kilometers from the crossing with the Nagua road at Molinillos.

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Written by: BASTA, 17 Mar 2008 11:20 AM
From: Dominican Republic, SPM
My,My only took 12 years - After all lie-onel and his " in 6 months"
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Written by: Edward, 17 Mar 2008 11:48 AM
From: United States, Leominster, Massachusetts
This is great news! Pa Lante Presidente!!

<former PRD now PLD! :-)
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Written by: ny4life, 17 Mar 2008 7:18 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Eso vas a hacer un palo ! Samana here we come !!
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Written by: Sajomero, 18 Mar 2008 1:59 PM
From: United States, Santiago de los Caballeros
Olle Basta, it's nice to see how people like you could care less about something this important for one of the most neglected parts of the country. This road not only goes to tourism rich Samana, it crosses many small towns and villages that will profit from it. Criticizing anything good for the comon people just because of your political association is why the country is in such bad shape. We have to embrace and support all the good things that come along to make life easier for those that need it the most, but then again people who ride around in their jeepetas could care less about those less fortunate. If you don't believe me, ask all my illiterate relatives that got rich with Hipolito and didn't do a damm thing for the community or the country or even their parents.
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Written by: JRRubirosa, 18 Mar 2008 3:55 PM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
SAjomero: Basta is making the negative comments because He is from the other side of the island and They hate us because Dominican Republic is going the right way.
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Written by: caonabo1, 18 Mar 2008 6:37 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Miami,FL
last hightway built in BASTA country was the roud iligals made going to DR.
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