Highway to heaven

[NewsWhore]

Over the weekend, most of the nation's newspapers featured dramatic photographs of the work being carried out on the Santo Domingo - Samana Expressway. Heavy equipment and bridge footings were featured, along with finished stretches of highway. According to the reports, the trip from Santo Domingo, which can take as much as four hours, will be reduced to just one and a half hours upon completion of the highway, which is scheduled for late 2007. Minister of Public Works, Freddy Perez traveled the entire length of the 106 kilometers of the project that is supposed to cost US$165 million. The Samana Expressway will have three toll plazas that will be powered by wind-generated electricity.

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