SANTO DOMINGO – The Santiago cable car will be inaugurated on March 17, while the first test of the monorail will take place in April, President Luis Abinader said Tuesday during his “Accountability” speech before the National Congress.
Regarding the monorail, the president elaborated that this new transportation model will begin operating in its first phase at the end of this year and the second phase at the end of 2025.
He said that this integrated transportation system will consolidate Santiago as a true metropolis.
He explained that in the same way, the integrated transportation system of Santo Domingo, announced in August 2023, already has the resources to, in this first quarter of 2024, begin the bidding process for the Santo Domingo Oeste cable car, from kilometer 9 to Haina.
He added that this will be one of the 5 components of the integrated system of Santo Domingo, the others being the Churchill Avenue tram, the Haina-San Cristóbal train, in design, and the Santo Domingo urban train that is in the process of putting out to tender by the General Directorate of Public-Private Partnerships (DGAPP).
Works in progress
The president reported that his government currently has 278 projects underway, totaling more than 80 billion pesos, and that 122 projects were completed during 2023, with a total value of RD$40 billion, "the highest in the last ten years.".
Among the completed works he cited:
Duarte Highway Santiago Entrance (From the Airport to La Fortaleza).
Reconstruction of the Duarte Highway from Navarrete-Monte Cristi.
Reconstruction of the Barahona-Enriquillo Highway (Stage I).
Expansion of Avenida Rafael Fernández Domínguez (old San Isidro road) from 2 to 8 lanes in the Charles De Gaulle-Hípica section, Santo Domingo Este.
Construction of Freddy Beras Goico Avenue (Hípica), from Fernández Domínguez Avenue to the Mella Highway, Santo Domingo East.
Reconstruction of the Guayubín – Las Matas De Santa Cruz – Copey – Pepillo – Salcedo Highway, Montecristi Province.
Construction of the Rancho Arriba-Sabana Larga Highway, San José de Ocoa, the so-called southern highway – Cibao
Construction of the Pontoon Bridges and the 7S on the Duarte Highway.
Construction of the Guazumal – La Cumbre – Tamboril road.
Construction of the Juan Vera-Higo De Agua -Palo Alto Highway.
Reconstruction of the San Víctor – Jamao al Norte Highway.
Villa Elisa-Punta Rusia-La Ensenada Highway.
Construction of the Chirino-Monte Plata Highway.
Construction of Cordillera Avenue - Higüey - Aguacate.
Construction of the National Police University Building.
Construction of the Sabana De La Mar Pier.
Reconstruction of the entrance to La Romana, Av. Profesor Juan Bosch.
Construction of the Sabaneta Bridge over the Camú River, in La Vega.
Construction of the Crab Bridge over the Camú River, in Puerto Plata.
Reconstruction of the Samaná – La Galera Highway.
Reconstruction of the La Mata – Angelina Road.
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Reconstruction of the Cotuí – La Mata – Pimentel road.
Completion of the Jacagua – Palo Alto Highway, Santiago De Los Caballeros Province.
Construction of the Comprehensive Care Center for the
Disability (CAID), Santo Domingo East, among other works.
