Authorities in Santo Domingo have announced a temporary two-hour shutdown of the floating bridge spanning the Ozama River, set to take effect on Saturday, April 18. The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) confirmed that all vehicle traffic will be barred from the crossing between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. local time to accommodate the passage of a large marine vessel.
The scheduled closure is directly tied to the transit of the cargo ship MV Green Chief, which is en route to the MYD Marine Repairs facility to undergo scheduled routine maintenance. While the bridge is closed, the key connection between the National District, at the heart of the Dominican capital, and Villa Duarte, located in the municipality of Santo Domingo East, will be completely unavailable to motorists.
Local transportation officials have issued a public advisory urging all drivers planning to travel between the two regions during the closure window to plan ahead and use alternate crossing points. The recommended alternative bridges for detours are the Matías Ramón Mella Bridge, Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge, and Juan Bosch Bridge, all of which will remain open to accommodate the diverted traffic throughout the two-hour shutdown.