Local film production activities are set to bring short-term traffic disruptions to the popular coastal region of Samaná, after the Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Cinema (DGCINE) officially announced planned road closures to accommodate on-location shooting.
Two separate closure windows have been confirmed for the coming days, both aligned to the logistics of the ongoing audiovisual project. The first closure will go into effect on Tuesday, April 28, affecting Avenida de la Marina, commonly known as the Malecón. The restricted stretch will run from the location of Taberna Mediterránea through to Hacienda Samaná, with no through traffic allowed between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. that day.
A second closure is scheduled two days later, on Thursday, April 30, impacting William Johnson Avenue. This segment will be shut down from the junction with Galera Samaná road in the La Aguada sector all the way to the Marina Avenue roundabout, operating during the exact same 15-hour time frame as the first closure.
In a public statement, DGCINE clarified that these temporary traffic restrictions are a necessary part of coordinating on-location logistics for the audiovisual production currently being filmed across the Samaná area. The agency has issued a formal advisory to all local residents, commuters and visitors planning to travel through the affected zones, urging them to map out alternate routes well in advance of their trips and to exercise additional caution when moving around the perimeter of the closed areas. The agency also noted that all restrictions will be lifted promptly once filming activities wrap up for the day on each scheduled date.