DR-3 (Dominican Republic highway)

DR-3
Expreso 27 de Febrero Expreso de las Americas Autopista De las Americas Autovia del Este Autopista El Coral
Major junctions
West end	Plaza de la Bandera, Santo Domingo, DR
Major intersections	DR-8 in Santo Domingo Este DR-4 in San Pedro de Macorís DR-4 in San Rafael del Yuma
East end	San Rafael Del Yuma, DR
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Major cities	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Este, Boca Chica, San Pedro de Macorís, San Rafael del Yuma, La Romana,
Highway system
Highways in the Dominican Republic

DR-3 is one of three main dual carriageway highways of the Dominican Republic, connecting Santo Domingo to the eastern cities of the republic. The highway begins at the Plaza de La Bandera, on the western side of Santo Domingo, and travels eastward through downtown Santo Domingo and continues east to Santo Domingo Este. Outside Santo Domingo it runs roughly parallel to the Caribbean Sea toward the eastern cities of the nation. DR-3 creates a rapid connection to the Las Américas International Airport, located only 30 kilometers east of Santo Domingo. DR-3 continues eastward to the beach towns of Andrés and Boca Chica. DR-3 then continues east and slightly north to the eastern cities of San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana, and Higüey and has connections to the routes that lead to the resort towns of Bayahibe, Bávaro, and Punta Cana. DR-3 has been part of a long program to improve, expand, and modernize the highways of the Republic. Most of DR-3 has been expanded to two or three lanes of traffic each way.