Dominican Republic Senate receives bill to modernize toll systems

The Dominican Republic Executive Branch has submitted a legislative proposal to the Senate to modernize the national toll system. The bill seeks to amend Law 63-17 on Mobility, Land Transport, Traffic, and Road Safety to incorporate electronic payment tools and a “Free Flow” system, which allows vehicles to be processed without stopping at stations.

The proposal assigns the management and supervision of tolls to the RD Vial Trust. To ensure compliance, the bill introduces a new regime of sanctions for various infractions. These include fines for evading payments, using incorrect lanes for specific vehicle categories, and operating with illegible or altered license plates.

Proposed penalties include a fine of five times the toll cost for non-payment, with a minimum of 500 pesos. Fines for using unauthorized lanes could be ten times the toll cost, while damaging equipment or using obscured license plates could result in penalties twenty times the toll cost, with a minimum of 5,000 pesos.