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2.3 Dominican Republic Road Network
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Main Roads or Highways

  • Autopista Duarte
  • Carretera Sánchez
  • Autopista 6 de Noviembre
  • Autopista de Samana
  • Auto Pista las Américas
  • Auto Vía del Este
  • Carretera Sánchez
  • Auto Pista del Coral
  • Boulevard Turístico del Atlántico
  • Carretera San Cristobal-Bani-Azua

Composition of the Highway Network of the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has eight main roads:

  • DR-1 connects Santo Domingo with the Cibao region, through the second most populous city Santiago de los Caballeros and ends at the Dominican-Haitian north-Haitian border near Monte Cristi.
  • Dr-2 gives Santo Domingo a direct link to the medium-sized cities located in the southwestern region of the country and a second connection to Haiti through the southern border.
  • Dr-3 provides Santo Domingo with a direct connection to the important eastern cities and ends in Punta Cana.

The other numbered highways either provide alternative routes (DR-8, DR-4, DR-6), or function as an auxiliary route (DR-5) from the main routes to connect smaller cities to the main highway network.


  • Regional highways or secondary system: Locally called “highways”, they satisfy the traffic demands between cities or centers not served by the less active backbone or primary system.
  • Local roads or tertiary system: they are generally small extensions mainly intended to give access to the interesting traffic that serves as a link between small cities or towns with a secondary system. 
  • Local roads: provide access to agricultural production area and towns inaccessible to motor vehicles. They do not have numbered codes and have reduced traffic (20-500 vehicles per day).
  • Neighborhood Roads Network: Roads that provide access mainly to agricultural production areas and hard-to-reach towns.


The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) is in charge of providing and maintaining the road network in good condition that allows the transportation of agricultural products as quickly as possible to the centers of commercialization, distribution and consumption.

For more information on government contact details, see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.

Distance Matrix

Distances from the Capital City to Major Cities

 

Santo Domingo

Santiago

Puerto Plata

Monte Cristi

Dajabón

Elías Piña

Barahona

Jimaní

Santo Domingo


155 km

207 km

253 km

306 km

254 km

200 km

354 km

Santiago

155 km


63 km

109 km

146 km

376 km

409 km

498 km

Puerto Plata

207 km

63 km


174 km

209 km

439 km

472 km

561 km

Monte Cristi

253 km

109 km

174 km


35 km

485 km

518 km

607 km

Dajabón

306 km

146 km

209 km

35 km


538 km

571 km

660 km

Elias Piña

232 km

376 km

439 km

485 km

538 km


172 km

261 km

Barahona

265 km

409 km

472 km

518 km

571 km

172 km


89 km

Jimaní

354 km

498 km

561 km

607 km

660 km

261 km

89 km


Travel time from the capital city to the main cities (hours)

 

Santo Domingo

Santiago

Puerto Plata

Monte Cristi

Dajabón

Elías Piña

Barahona

Jimaní

Santo Domingo


1:45:00

2:47:00

3:37:00

4:39:00

3:25:00

2:22:00

3:38:00

Santiago

1:45:00


1:30:00

1:45:00

2:15:00

5:12:00

3:39:00

4:55:00

Puerto Plata

2:47:00

1:30:00


2:04:00

3:24:00

5:42:00

4:09:00

5:25:00

Monte Cristi

3:37:00

1:45:00

2:04:00


1:20:00

6:02:00

4:59:00

6:15:00

Dajabón

4:39:00

2:15:00

3:24:00

1:20:00


7:04:00

6:01:00

7:17:00

Elias Piña

3:25:00

5:12:00

5:42:00

6:02:00

7:04:00


2:25:00

3:41:00

Barahona

2:22:00

3:39:00

4:09:00

4:59:00

6:01:00

2:25:00


1:16:00

Jimaní

3:38:00

4:55:00

5:25:00

6:15:00

7:17:00

3:41:00

1:16:00


 

Road Safety

Dirección General de Seguridad de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre | DIGESETT

Ave. Expreso V Centenario esq. San Martín, Santo Domingo, R.D

Tel.: (809) 686-6520 Fax: (809) 686-7017

info@digesett.gob.do 

For road assistance

Schedule: Open 24 hours 

Telephone: (829) 688-1000

Weighing bridges and axle load limits

Axle load limits

Dominican Republic

HAITI

2 axle truck

14,500

> 30.000

3 axle truck

19,500

> to:  30.000

4 axle truck

-

> to:  30.000

Semi-trailer with 3 axles

27,250

> to:  30.000

Semi-trailer with 4 axles

27,250

> to:  30.000

Semi-trailer with 5 axles

30,100

> to:  30.000

Semi-trailer with 6 axles

-

> to:  30.000

Trailer truck & Drawbar with 4 axles

30,000

> to:  30.000

Trailer truck & Drawbar with 5 axles

32,100

> to:  30.000

Trailer truck & Drawbar with 6 axles

32,100

> to:  30.000

Trailer truck & Drawbar with 7 axles

32,100

> to:  30.000

Rates at public and private toll stations

Source: http://rdvial.gob.do/peajes/

Toll Stations Rates
Category 1
Vehicles with 2 axles
Category 2
Vehicles with 2 axles plus two wheels
Category 3
Vehicles with 3 and 4 axles
Category 4
Vehicles with 5 and 6 axles
Category 5
Vehicles with 7 axles or more
6 de Noviembre RD$ 60.00 RD$ 120.00 RD$ 180.00 RD$ 240.00 RD$ 300.00

Circunvalación Juan Bosch 1

RD$ 100.00 RD$ 200.00 RD$ 300.00 RD$ 400.00 RD$ 600.00

Circunvalación Juan Bosch 2

RD$ 100.00 RD$ 200.00 RD$ 300.00 RD$ 400.00 RD$ 600.00
Circunvalación Santiago RD$ 100.00 RD$ 200.00 RD$ 300.00 RD$ 400.00 RD$ 600.00
Coral 1 RD$ 60.00 RD$ 120.00 RD$ 180.00 RD$ 240.00 RD$ 300.00
Coral 2 RD$ 100.00 RD$ 200.00 RD$ 300.00 RD$ 400.00 RD$ 600.00
Duarte RD$ 60.00 RD$ 120.00 RD$ 180.00 RD$ 240.00 RD$ 300.00
La Romana RD$ 100.00 RD$ 200.00 RD$ 300.00 RD$ 400.00 RD$ 600.00
Las Américas RD$ 60.00 RD$ 120.00 RD$ 180.00 RD$ 240.00 RD$ 300.00

Sánchez

RD$ 60.00 RD$ 120.00 RD$ 180.00 RD$ 240.00 RD$ 300.00


 

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