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04-05-2011, 04:30 PM
A sure traffic tie-up is in store for anyone who uses the 27 de Febrero Avenue this afternoon. The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) and the Duarte Corridor Consortium will be inaugurating the underpass at the intersection of 27 of February and Nunez de Caceres during a ceremony headed by President Leonel Fernandez.
The project is the first to be completed of three under/over passes being built by Odebrecht, a Brazilian firm, and the Dominican Estrella group. It is the fifth job to be completed along the Duarte Corridor.
After this inauguration, set for 5pm, the companies still have to complete the tunnel at the intersection of Ortega y Gasset and 27 de Febrero, which is scheduled for completion in May, and the overpass at the intersection of Carmen Mendoza and Dr. Defillo.
At the same time, within a few weeks Odebrecht will be handing over the park at the Jardines del Norte that has been has refurbished by the company, which is nearly finished.
The inauguration of the underpass on Nunez de Caceres will free up westbound traffic from the Nunez de Caceres Avenue.
However work around Carmen Mendoza Street continues, and this reduces the traffic flow towards the city center from Nunez de Caceres by about 50%.
The Duarte Corridor is being built at a cost of around US$200 million, financed with Brazilian credit.
Within the group of projects, the tunnel from Ortega y Gasset, which will connect 27 of February and Jose Contreras avenues, is not included. This 1.2 kilometer tunnel will have an average depth of 25 meters (82 feet).
The underpass tunnel at Nunez de Caceres joins the overpass at John F. Kennedy and Nunez de Caceres, which was inaugurated last 13 August, the overpass at 27 de Febrero and Ortega y Gasset, opened last 22 September, the overpass on John F. Kennedy with Dr. Defillo which was opened last 19 November and the overpass on Ave. Charles De Gaulle, which was inaugurated on 24 March.
The Duarte Corridor will be completed when the overpasses of the Duarte Highway at the intersections of Manoguayabo Highway and Monumental Avenue are completed. These two projects were just recently begun and according to MOPC estimates they should be finished for delivery at the beginning of 2012.
For the inauguration of the project MOPC has announced the closure of 27 de Febrero between the streets surrounding Nunez de Caceres beginning at 3pm. Vehicles will be diverted to side streets such as Francisco Prats Ramirez, Luis F. Thomen, National Theater, Camila Henriquez Urena, Jose Tapia Brea, Dr. Fernando Defillo and Miguel Angel Monclus.
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The project is the first to be completed of three under/over passes being built by Odebrecht, a Brazilian firm, and the Dominican Estrella group. It is the fifth job to be completed along the Duarte Corridor.
After this inauguration, set for 5pm, the companies still have to complete the tunnel at the intersection of Ortega y Gasset and 27 de Febrero, which is scheduled for completion in May, and the overpass at the intersection of Carmen Mendoza and Dr. Defillo.
At the same time, within a few weeks Odebrecht will be handing over the park at the Jardines del Norte that has been has refurbished by the company, which is nearly finished.
The inauguration of the underpass on Nunez de Caceres will free up westbound traffic from the Nunez de Caceres Avenue.
However work around Carmen Mendoza Street continues, and this reduces the traffic flow towards the city center from Nunez de Caceres by about 50%.
The Duarte Corridor is being built at a cost of around US$200 million, financed with Brazilian credit.
Within the group of projects, the tunnel from Ortega y Gasset, which will connect 27 of February and Jose Contreras avenues, is not included. This 1.2 kilometer tunnel will have an average depth of 25 meters (82 feet).
The underpass tunnel at Nunez de Caceres joins the overpass at John F. Kennedy and Nunez de Caceres, which was inaugurated last 13 August, the overpass at 27 de Febrero and Ortega y Gasset, opened last 22 September, the overpass on John F. Kennedy with Dr. Defillo which was opened last 19 November and the overpass on Ave. Charles De Gaulle, which was inaugurated on 24 March.
The Duarte Corridor will be completed when the overpasses of the Duarte Highway at the intersections of Manoguayabo Highway and Monumental Avenue are completed. These two projects were just recently begun and according to MOPC estimates they should be finished for delivery at the beginning of 2012.
For the inauguration of the project MOPC has announced the closure of 27 de Febrero between the streets surrounding Nunez de Caceres beginning at 3pm. Vehicles will be diverted to side streets such as Francisco Prats Ramirez, Luis F. Thomen, National Theater, Camila Henriquez Urena, Jose Tapia Brea, Dr. Fernando Defillo and Miguel Angel Monclus.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)