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NewsWhore
08-18-2008, 06:10 PM
In his third inaugural address (see http://dr1.com/news/2008/081808_Fernandez16August2008.html) , President Leonel Fernandez set forth a long list of ambitious projects for his administration. Among these projects are a second north-south Metro line for Santo Domingo, and a train from Haina in the south to northcentral Santiago. He called for an alliance between the public and private sectors in order to construct the infrastructure needed that "will guarantee the transformation of the society." He also talked about a long list of elevated highways, tunnels and roadways in the National District. And he promised more projects for the UASD state university. He also said his government would give priority to the remodeling of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center and the Plaza de la Cultura in Santo Domingo.
On the list of priority works mentioned by the President in his speech are:

East:
Completion of East Coast Tourism Boulevard.
National Asphalt Paving Plan.
Bridge over Rio Soco.
Sabana de la Mar-Miches Highway.
Bayaguana-El Puerto-Hato Mayor Highway
Malecon in San Pedro de Macoris
Rehabilitation of the port of San Pedro de Macoris
Completion of the Autovia del Este
Coral Highway from La Romana to Bavaro

North:
Constanza-Duarte-Casabito Highway
Jarabacoa-El Rio-Constanza Highway
Improvement of north-south traffic bottleneck with the extension of Calle Sabana Larga to former Cibao Airport, bridge over Calle Hatuey and Calle Enriquillo, and underpasses at Circunvalacion Sur.
Sideroad in Cabarete, Puerto Plata
Malecon in Nagua
Rehabilitation of the Port of Manzanillo
Completion of the Circunvalacion Norte de Santiago.
Expansion to four lanes from Navarette to Puerto Plata
Expansion to four lanes from Controba to San Francisco de Macoris.

South:
Completion of the San Cristobal-Bani highway.
Construction of the Circunvalacion de Bani, Azua and San Juan de la Maguana
Comletion of the San Juan-Batey II-Barahona highway

Santo Domingo:
Crossover at Av. Luperon
Tunnel at 27 de Febrero between Caonabo and 6 Noviembre Highway
Overpass, tunnel and rotonda at Av. 27 de Febrero and Nunez de Caceres, 27 de Febrero with Dr. Defillo and 27 de Febrero with Ortega y Gasset
Completion of the extension of Av. Del Puerto to Puente Presidente Peynado.
Construction of the Duarte Corridor (construction overpass at Av. Monumental, overpass of Manoguayabo, overpass at Nunez de Caceres-TeleAntillas, overpass at Padre Castellanos (formerly 17), construction of two bridges parallel to the Puente de la 17 and the overpass of Av. San Vicente de Paul to Las Americas.
Tunnels connecting Sans Souci and its Av. Espana with the Malecon, underneath Ozama River.

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