DR-2 (Dominican Republic highway)

DR-2
DR-2
Autopista 30 de Mayo ; Carretera Sánchez
Route information
Length	147.66 mi (237.64 km)
Major junctions
East end	Comendador, DR
Location
Country	Comendador
Highway system
	Highways in the Dominican Republic;

DR-2 is the second numbered national highway in the

DR-6 route from Santo Domingo to San Cristobal. Due to its locality and heavy traffic DR-2 has been undergoing an expansion project to make it a two-lane expressway and allow better traffic flow. DR-2 has one toll location just outside the boundaries of Greater Santo Domingo

before entering the town of Haina.

Overview

From it eastern terminus in

Comendador

, the highway travels through the most important cities of the southwest region of the republic known for their arid climate and widespread poverty more prevalent than in other regions of the country.

Autopista 30 de Mayo

30 de Mayo begin west of George Washington avenue along the Caribbean coast. For those traveling along the coast it serves as a major artery connecting with the Jimenez Moya (Winston Churchill), Nuñez de Caceres, and Luperon avenue that give fast access to the

DR-6 which bypasses the city of Bajos de Haina, Haina Port and San Cristobal

.

Carretera Sánchez: Santo Domingo to San Cristobal

As DR-2 exits

DR-6(DR-6 ends here) and continues to the town of Bani

.

Expansion and Modernization

In recent years, the Ministry of Public Works has worked to expand the highway from one-lane in each direction into a two-lane bi-directional highway from San Cristobal to Bani to ease the high volume of traffic traveling in DR-2/DR-6. The Expansion increased the quality of the highway and the safety for its drivers following similar standards of the expansions in

DR-3

which a large median and well kilometer signage. As a result of the expansion fast travel can be achieved from the city of Santo Domingo all the way to Bani without the dangers and accidents that previously made this highway one of the most dangerous.

Discontinuity in the city of Bani

DR-2 enters the town of

Peravia and divides into two local one-way main streets that cross the city center. This has been a problem still unresolved which causes great traffic congestion along these two main street and forces travelers going farther west to enter the city of Bani without an option to bypass it. A bypass of Bani to the north or south of the town would allow the motorist to save time when going to western cities. DR-501 serves as a spur route of DR-2 in the center of Bani serving the small villages of Villa Sombrero, Matanzas, and Las Calderas

.

Carretera Sanchez from Bani to Comendador

After leaving the city center, the Carretera Sánchez continues and becomes a two-lane high speed road which connects to the DR-41 in