[Dolores]

Because of damage to a connecting bridge that was affected by rains this month, traffic is now being detoured to Nisibon-Higuey and to the sugar cane fields-Boca de Yuma detour.

The sugar cane fields route actually cuts traffic time considerably, could be up to an hour, considering the bottlenecks into Higuey from La Otra Banda. But it can be a tricky route to take. If taking it, tag on to another vehicle and stay close so you know where to zig zag on the train tracks to get to the stretch of road that continues onto Punta Cana. I would say avoid this road after 6:30pm, although if there is sufficient traffic you could tag closely behind and not get lost. Also, this road has many mud and rocks stretches, so is for a rugged vehicle. A rugged car could do it, though.

The sugar cane detour is the road to take to head to Boca de Yuma-La Romana-Santo Domingo. If you are headed to Higuey, take the turn to the right on to Nisibon.