The ban will be in effect from 6:00 a.m. on December 23rd until 5:00 a.m. on the 26th, and will be repeated from December 30th to January 2nd
SANTO DOMINGO.– Heavy vehicles will have restricted circulation on the roads of the national territory during two periods of the Christmas and New Year festivities, according to the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant).
The first day of the ban will begin on Wednesday, December 23, 2026, at 6:00 a.m., and will end on Saturday, December 26, at 5:00 a.m. Subsequently, the measure will be reinstated from Wednesday, December 30, at 6:00 a.m., until Saturday, January 2, 2027, at 5:00 a.m.
The measure aims to strengthen road safety and reduce the risk of accidents during the increased travel during this period. It also covers the authorizations related to the Pilot Program for the Restricted Access Zone (ZAR), in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 63-17.
Which vehicles will be allowed to circulate during the restriction?
Intrant specified that some vehicles will be exempt from the ban, including pickup trucks, vans, ambulances, and emergency vehicles. Water tanker trucks will also be allowed to circulate.
This list also includes properly identified vehicles that provide services for breakdowns and maintenance of electricity, cable, telephone, sanitary facilities, road infrastructure, roadside assistance and urban hygiene.
Furthermore, cargo vehicles transporting priority or perishable goods may request special permits to circulate during restricted periods.
The products and services included are fuels, bottled water, food, toys, medicines, medical equipment, hospital waste, quicklime for electricity generation, packaging, disposable paper, transport of valuables and supplies for organizing events.
However, the agency clarified that it will not grant authorizations for double-tailed or double-trailer trucks, nor for those transporting oversized or overweight loads, regardless of the type of merchandise.
Carriers will need to apply for special permits
To obtain the authorizations, interested parties must submit their applications through the official Intrant portal, www.intrant.gob.do, where they can make the corresponding payment online.
Once approved, the permits will be issued with a QR code that will allow the authorities to verify their authenticity during inspection operations.
The institution also reminded owners of vehicles used for transporting goods that they must keep their vehicles registered in the National Registry of Cargo Vehicles.
Failure to comply will result in penalties
The institution warned that violations will be punished with a fine equivalent to one minimum wage in the decentralized public sector.
The penalty is contemplated in article 281 of Law No. 63-17 and article 69 of Regulation 258-20 on Cargo Transportation, and may be imposed on both the owner of the vehicle and the driver.
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