Concern began to be felt this Saturday in the citizens on foot for the announcement of the Ministry of Public works and Communications (MOPC) and the RD Vial Trust that there will be a increase in the rates of nine tolls in the country, from RD$60 to RD$100, as of January 15, 2025, which in turn raised the debate about a possible increase of the tickets.
The citizens who travel to the 14 provinces of the Cibao and those who live in places like Haina, San Cristóbal, Pedro Brand or Boca Chica reacted to the claims of the carriers.
“I pay 400 pesos to Nagua. The truth is that these intentions have taken me by surprise. The government must think that when the tolls are applied, those of us who end up paying are the ones who least can,” said Antonia Mendoza, at the time of He proposed taking a bus to that municipality.
Cristy Corniel understands that economic situation The country is very difficult, so it is not advisable to increase of the tickets. “If it were to pay the foreign debt, but that is to fill our pockets,” he said.
The young Alexia Rojas Sánchez, a native of the Pimentel municipality, expresses that this would be a “fatal measure” and that it is not in line with the situation that the people are currently experiencing. citizens.
“He salary this frozen in this country. A increase Passage is more burden for the worker and it cannot be. What they should do here is increase salaries,” complained Agustín Brea Chireno, a resident of Santo Domingo Este.
Others citizensthey understand that if carriers increased fairly would not be a problem, but the difficult situation lies in the fact that these situations are used to abuse the increments.
Public transport drivers
Several urban and interurban transport drivers recognize that if the population increases, they could complain more than they do at present. They say that today citizens They move a lot, they do a lot of errands and the cost Transportation per day represents a high monthly expense.
Pascual Ramos He works as a driver public transport. Every day he must travel the route from kilometer 9 of the Juan Pablo Duarte highway on multiple occasions to beyond kilometer 28 of the same road.
For him, the increase from RD$60 to RD$100 represents 40% of increase in it cost of the toll, as long as you do not venture to avoid it through an adjacent street. “Whatever you want, you lose, because what you save in tolls by detouring you lose in fuels“, says.
“Fuel, tires, oil and now tolls are expensive, how much we drivers can endure,” details Diógenes de los Santos, a driver in the urban area.
Ticket prices
The price of the tickets on the route to The Roman It is 250 pesos. This price has remained unchanged for several years.
From Santo Domingo to the province of La Altagracia, Higüey, the price of your travel ticket is 350 pesos, if you take the services of the Homeowners Association of buses of the Public transport of the Province of La Altagracia (APTPRA), located in Enriquillo Park, near the Duarte Avenue.
He Punta Cana Expresslocated in the vicinity of the popular avenue, is transporting its clients for 400 pesos.
He cost to go to the southern province of Elias Piña It is 700 pesos and for the municipality of Neyba 500 pesos. Like the other points mentioned, the Santo Domingo-Santiago transport maintains a cost of RD$300.
The transportation leaders have stated that the country’s seven federations must meet with the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant), the governing body, to reach an agreement on the possible measure, as stipulated by law 63-17, on Mobility, Land Transportation, Transit and Road Safety of the Dominican Republic.
Impacted tolls
The tolls that will be impacted with the increase from 60 pesos to 100 pesos are: Las Américas, 6 de Noviembre, Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and El Coral 1.
In the case of those who are in the Northeast Highway (Marbella, Guaraguao, Naranjal, Catey) the category 5 for vehicles with seven axles or more. In the statement, Public works does not offer further details.
