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04-18-2012, 04:40 PM
Speaking at the inauguration of the Av. Monumental and Duarte Highway overpass, Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua announced that works would soon be starting on the Corredor Duarte II. Diaz Rua described the north-south solutions for easing traffic flow through intersections with Av. 27 de Febrero, which crosses Santo Domingo from east to west.
Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction firm that has been responsible for Corredor Duarte I won the tender for the second part. The works have a projected cost US$280 million.
Diaz Rua said that the contract has been awarded and the new road solutions are designed for traffic congestion spots at Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Tiradentes with 27 de Febrero, as well as other road solutions for Maximo Gomez and Isabel Aguiar avenues.
Last year, during an interview with Multimedios del Caribe, Diaz said that as part of Corredor Duarte II a tunnel will be built under the Plaza de la Bandera to connect 27 de Febrero with Isabel Aguiar avenue. Once vehicles exit the tunnel and enter Av. Isabel Aguiar they will be able to connect directly with the 6 de Noviembre Highway that leads to the southwest. The tunnel will extend from Av. 27 de Febrero with Gregorio Luperon under the Plaza de la Bandera to reach Av. Isabel Aguiar so that commuters do not have to go around the traffic circle, as at present.
Corredor Duarte II involves the construction of open tunnels at Avenida Luperon, as well as at the intersections between Privada and Caonabo streets and 27 de Febrero. In October 2011, in an interview with Diario Libre, Diaz Rua said that tunnels would be built at the intersections of Av. 27 de Febrero with Calle Privada, 27 de Febrero and Caonabo and 27 de Febrero and Gregorio Luperon. Earlier, in 2010, Diaz Rua told Hoy there would be north-south traffic flow solutions for Tiradentes, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill avenues with the construction of tunnels passing under Av. 27 de Febrero.
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Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction firm that has been responsible for Corredor Duarte I won the tender for the second part. The works have a projected cost US$280 million.
Diaz Rua said that the contract has been awarded and the new road solutions are designed for traffic congestion spots at Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Tiradentes with 27 de Febrero, as well as other road solutions for Maximo Gomez and Isabel Aguiar avenues.
Last year, during an interview with Multimedios del Caribe, Diaz said that as part of Corredor Duarte II a tunnel will be built under the Plaza de la Bandera to connect 27 de Febrero with Isabel Aguiar avenue. Once vehicles exit the tunnel and enter Av. Isabel Aguiar they will be able to connect directly with the 6 de Noviembre Highway that leads to the southwest. The tunnel will extend from Av. 27 de Febrero with Gregorio Luperon under the Plaza de la Bandera to reach Av. Isabel Aguiar so that commuters do not have to go around the traffic circle, as at present.
Corredor Duarte II involves the construction of open tunnels at Avenida Luperon, as well as at the intersections between Privada and Caonabo streets and 27 de Febrero. In October 2011, in an interview with Diario Libre, Diaz Rua said that tunnels would be built at the intersections of Av. 27 de Febrero with Calle Privada, 27 de Febrero and Caonabo and 27 de Febrero and Gregorio Luperon. Earlier, in 2010, Diaz Rua told Hoy there would be north-south traffic flow solutions for Tiradentes, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill avenues with the construction of tunnels passing under Av. 27 de Febrero.
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