Dominican Republic Debuts New Highway to Punta Cana

A new highway providing access to the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana resort region officially opens to motorists today. The Autopista El Coral, or Coral Highway, is a four-lane, 43-mile road between Punta Cana on the country’s eastern coast and the city of La Romana on its southern coast. There it connects with the existing DR-3 highway, creating a direct route all the way from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana. Designed for speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour (almost 70 mph), the Coral Highway should make it possible to travel from the Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport to the resort region in less than two hours. dominicantoday.com