Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT), the country’s leading road mobility regulatory body, has formally rolled out a targeted temporary traffic restriction plan for the historic Colonial City district of Santo Domingo to accommodate the upcoming CAYE Festival, a popular local cultural gathering. The staggered street closure measures will come into effect at 12:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6, and will remain fully enforced through 12:00 p.m. local time on Monday, November 9, spanning a full long weekend window for event operations. A total of five core arterial and side streets within the UNESCO-recognized historic district will be fully closed to regular vehicular traffic for the duration of the restrictions: Estrelleta, Pina, Beller, Archbishop Portes, and José Gabriel García. INTRANT officials noted that the full closure of these stretches is designed to eliminate vehicle interference for the festival’s on-ground activities, which are expected to draw thousands of local attendees and cultural tourists to the pedestrian-friendly historic zone. The agency has issued a public advisory for all local drivers and cross-district commuters to adjust their travel itineraries well in advance, and utilize pre-vetted alternate routes around the restricted zone to prevent unexpected traffic gridlock and travel delays. Mobility officials confirmed that full unrestricted vehicular access to all affected streets will be restored immediately after noon on Monday, November 9, with no lingering traffic controls in place for the area following the festival wrap-up. The announcement is part of INTRANT’s standard pre-event coordination protocol for large public gatherings in high-foot-traffic historic zones, aimed at balancing event accessibility for attendees and minimal disruption to regular commuter flows across the wider Santo Domingo metropolitan area.
CAYE Festival: These streets will be closed in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City
