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Update 1/APR/2007 (no april fools' joke)

The highway is paved Molinillos - Batey Verde / Gonzalo of Sabana Grande de Boya. From there, you have to take a detour via SGB - Monte Plata - Villa Mella.

You have to exit at batey Verde (not marked) or at Gonzalo, that part is easy to find because it is the first bridge udner construction with side road, after the paved area.

NO UNATHORIZED TRAFFIC allowed on construction area south of SGB (km49) (about 10 kms further down) and another, more uncomfortable detour has to be taken, if you miss Gonzalo exit.

This is a new rule (no traffic), they have a guatchiman posted on both sides, I wos told it's because there was an accident last week where a huge truck messed up something and Colombian owners no longer permit any traffic on parts with land dirt, especially crossing the mountain pass south of SGB east of Monte Plata.

I was told the road should be inaugurated on May 4 and construction is heavy under way.

I saw lots of guaguas on the road Monte Plata - Villa Mella coming from Samana.

Oh... btw don't think of this going to be Autopista Duarte or Autopista del Este, this will be a 2-lane highway, though quite comfortable and wide lanes. But 2 lanes anyway.