NewsWhore
05-15-2006, 03:10 PM
Construction has begun on the second tunnel for the Santo Domingo Metro System (SDMS), according to a press release signed by Diandino Pena, the head of OPRET, the office responsible for the reorganization of traffic in Santo Domingo. The new tunnel will be 600 meters long and will link the intersection between Maximo Gomez and 27 de Febrero with the National Theatre. OPRET director of operations, Rafael Serrano, said that there would not be total disruption to traffic along the Maximo Gomez Avenue. Progress on several of the stations is advancing, the drainage and sewer systems are well underway, and the avenue alongside the river has installed a bridge over gully known as "Canada del Diablo". According to one of the engineers consulted, work is going on for 18-20 hours per day.
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