Can't give you first hand experience at to current or stated status but I tried to drive as much of it as I could about a year ago from La Capital to Samana. Basically, very little of it was started. I found numerous places where they had been grading and making passes but found nothing that resembled a highway. Looks like there are some bridges needing to be built that weren't even started. bear in mind I took this excursion with a GPS and some maps. There could of been a huge 8 lane highway that I was just a few kilometers from so if that is the case, all that is needed is the signs for the on-ramps.
Taking this excursion I managed to cut what is usually a 5 hour trip along the usual route down to about 8 hours.
The only paved portion I saw was a short distance along where they built the toll booth. The toll booth looks great and appears to be ready for it first customer.
I have heard stated the highway will be completed within the next year (along with the metro). Given both their current status and how projects stay on schedule here I will remain cautiously optimistic of either being completed soon.
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