Current Status Samana-Santo Domingo Highway?

[Berliner]

Hi,

our friends have taken the new highway last week and it took them 2 hours until the end of the highway!!
Against the presumptions given before in this thread, this PPP seems not that bad. By the way such a general opinion about PPP is questionable but no futher discussion about that.
The highway seems to be built quickly, it is not paved all the way but bigger parts, the bridges are not all built so you have to leave and enter the highway several times depending also on current construction activities. It is necessary to be able to ask for the way as there are of course no signs. There is the possibility to get lost, but it seems worth to try it as it is a 2 hours time saving from the other roads, especially considering the way from San Francisco de Macoris to Samana.

Wishing you all a safe ride!

Berliner

[cobraboy]

A Dominican friend took the road Thursday morning. 2 hrs., no problems at all, reported one desvio around bridge construction.

[jaguarbob]

Originally Posted by cobraboy

A Dominican friend took the road Thursday morning. 2 hrs., no problems at all, reported one desvio around bridge construction.

The guaguas to Las Terenas,and El Limon use part of this road every day,,,They do not take it from Las Americas highway,they link up with it north of the new airport in SD,Las Isabella,and it has cut the trip by 11/2 to 2 hours.

also,the road from el catey airport,just south of Sanchez,to las terrenas,is under construction,and when completed,will cut another 1/2 hour or so and a lousy 1 hour ride over the mountain from sanchez to las terrenas.
bob

[aegap]

The lanes are actually very wide, ..

etapa final con más del 90 por ciento de ejecución.

[cherie36]

I just called Maximo to get a quote as my daughter will be arriving to Santo Domingo and I want to get her to Samana. He quoted me $500 one way.
I had asked at the Samana airport for flight information. There is a charter flight company (I think it's AirDom). They charge RD 10,000 (US$300) for up to three passengers.

[thurston]

Bob, is the road from El catey to LT passable...??? are there any pictures out there.


Thanks