Residents and business owners along the Villa Mella-Yamasá highway in Santo Domingo North are voicing growing frustration over the sluggish pace of work on the 2.5-kilometer elevated extension of Metro Line 1 toward Punta, Villa Mella, reported El Nacional on 5 August 2026.While heavy machinery and large crews characterized the early phase of the project, recent field observations reveal minimal activity along the route. Long stretches of dusty dirt road, deteriorated asphalt, and half-completed concrete support columns now bottleneck traffic, leaving commuters trapped in severe daily gridlocks.The works had begun in March 2024 with a projected construction period of 36 months. The dwellers say the work is nowhere on schedule.Local merchants report dramatic drops in sales due to persistent clouds of dust during dry weather and mud during rain, which...