Vehicular chaos in Dajabón: The daily drama of transporters at the border
The entrance to the border municipality of Dajabón has become a critical point of congestion. On the Manolo Tavares Justo highway, drivers of private and cargo vehicles face extensive traffic jams daily that complicate mobility under the sweltering heat of the area.
Dozens of flatbed trucks loaded with construction materials, such as cement, steel rods, and blocks, as well as various goods destined for Haiti, remain stranded on the road awaiting authorization from the municipal police to enter the city. This situation creates a scenario of desperation that affects the regular flow of traffic.
A problem of order and lack of infrastructure
Recklessness also plays a decisive role in the chaos. With the goal of saving time and moving forward first, many cargo drivers attempt to position themselves in parallel on the road, which only has two lanes. This maneuver blocks the path of vehicles traveling in the opposite direction, worsening the traffic crisis.
No one is going to solve the traffic, we are going to manage it.
General Méndez
Transporters describe this experience as a true odyssey, full of frustrations every time they have to enter or leave Dajabón, whether from local sectors or from communities in the Montecristi province.
The expected solution
Given this situation, those affected have raised their voices to request that the central government accelerate the construction and commissioning of the industrial park planned for the area. The implementation of this space, which would include a dry port for the transshipment of goods to the neighboring country, is seen as the only viable alternative to decongest the roads of Dajabón and restore fluidity to regional traffic.
