NewsWhore
02-04-2011, 12:10 PM
The Executive Branch has sent the Senate a concessionaire contract that will give the Viadom Project control of the tolls on the Duarte Highway and other roadways in exchange for road maintenance. The US$471.9 million dollar contract with the DOVICON consortium covers the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the Viadom Project, and was negotiated by the Minister of Public Works, Victor Diaz Rua. According to El Caribe, Dovicon will have a four year and six month deadline for the execution and construction of the projects, and will control the tolls for 30 years.
The project covers the entire length of the Duarte Highway, from Santo Domingo to Santiago, some 10 kilometers of the 6 of November Highway to San Cristobal and a third stage of repairs to the Joaquin Balaguer section of highway between Santiago and Navarrete. The contract also includes the completion, operation and maintenance of the Santiago Beltway, some 24 kilometers long, and the widening of the highway between Navarrete and Puerto Plata to four lanes. This huge deal also includes the sixth stage of the San Cristobal n Bani highway.
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The project covers the entire length of the Duarte Highway, from Santo Domingo to Santiago, some 10 kilometers of the 6 of November Highway to San Cristobal and a third stage of repairs to the Joaquin Balaguer section of highway between Santiago and Navarrete. The contract also includes the completion, operation and maintenance of the Santiago Beltway, some 24 kilometers long, and the widening of the highway between Navarrete and Puerto Plata to four lanes. This huge deal also includes the sixth stage of the San Cristobal n Bani highway.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)