SANTO DOMINGO – Today, Tuesday, July 1st, the measures established by the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) through the "RD Moves" program, which seeks to reduce traffic congestion in Greater Santo Domingo.
One of the pillars of the government plan consists of restricting left turns at a group of intersections, which will begin to be applied gradually starting this weekend, according to Alexandra Cedeño , director of Sustainable Mobility .
For the moment, the only active measure is the staggering of schedules in public institutions, which according to the Government, has been implemented in some of the state entities, while in others it remains pending and will be announced by the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) .
"all measures" cannot be implemented at the same time, as it would negatively affect the city.
“We will be working one axis at a time at the intersections that have been published, working in a guidance manner until citizens can adapt,” he said, while indicating that they will work in a guidance manner with citizens to facilitate their adaptation to the changes in their usual routes.
Lope de Vega Avenue Padre Fantino Falco , Gustavo Mejía Ricart , and Max Henríquez Ureña streets , are included in the first phase and will be implemented starting Sunday, July 6.
The implementation of the second phase includes Tiradentes Salvador Sturla , Carlos Sánchez streets , which will come into effect on July 20 .
On July 27 , the third phase will be implemented on Abraham Lincoln at the intersections with Víctor Garrido Puello and Andrés Julio Aybar . Also included are Pedro Livio Cedeño Avenue at the intersection with Máximo Gómez Avenue and Winston Churchill Avenue at the intersections with José Amado Soler and Roberto Pastoriza streets.
The fourth phase, still without a defined date, contemplates restrictions at several key intersections: Núñez de Cáceres with John F. Kennedy ; Máximo Gómez with Kennedy; Abraham Lincoln with Kennedy; Núñez de Cáceres with 27 de Febrero; Winston Churchill with 27 de Febrero; and Lincoln with Roberto Pastoriza.
The plan
Last June, the Government, through the Transportation Cabinet, presented the new comprehensive traffic management strategy for Greater Santo Domingo , an initiative that marks a turning point in the way mobility is organized, regulated and optimized in the capital and surrounding areas.
During a launch event, the priority areas of this strategy were revealed, designed from a rigorous technical process that included data collection at more than 120 intersections, analysis of more than 220 hours of video, origin-destination surveys at more than 3,000 points, and traffic simulations at the micro and macro level.
The central objective of this new stage is to reduce congestion levels, improve travel times, strengthen road safety and optimize the use of public space, through a combination of operational, regulatory, technological and urban planning measures.
