Puerto Rico Highway 22
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| PR-22, PRI-2
Jose De Diego Expressway |
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| Length: | 51 mi (82 km) |
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| Formed: | 1999 |
| east end: |  PR-26 in San Juan, PR |
| west end: |  PR-2 in Hatillo, PR |
| Major cities: | Arecibo, Bayamon, Guaynabo, San Juan |
| System: | Puerto Rico Highway System |
PR-22 ( also part of unsigned Interstate PR2 ) is a 51-mile[citation needed] (83-km) long toll road in the north coast of Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Arecibo. The road is also known as the Jose de Diego Expressway (Spanish: Expreso De Diego), and is part of unsigned Interstate PR-2. It is a 4-lane road for much of its length, but expands to up to 12 lanes in the San Juan metro area. The road is frequently congested, in particular during rush hour, thanks to heavy commuter traffic.
The road is part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. [1] PR-22 is maintained by a system of tolls managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works[1]. All of its toll plazas have express lanes. There are eastbound tolls in Hatillo, Vega Alta and Guaynabo. Westbound tolls are found in Toa Baja and Manati. The Arecibo toll plaza collects tolls in both directions. All toll plazas have restroom facilties; the Vega Alta toll plaza also has an ATM.
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[edit] Route description
PR-22 runs parallel to PR-2. Unlike PR-22, PR-2 is not a controlled-access road, and has numerous traffic signals throughout the full run of its course. The construction of highway PR-22 reduced congestion on PR-2. The eastern terminus is at PR-26 (a non-tolled freeway) in Santurce, and passes through the Minillas Tunnel before its terminus at PR-26. The freeway bypasses all of the cities PR-2 passes through (see below under "Course of the Expressway"). PR-22's western terminus is at PR-2 in Hatillo. From there, PR-2 continues to Aguadilla and Mayaguez, ending in Ponce.
[edit] Future
PR-22 is planned to be extended to Aguadilla[citation needed], but plans to turn PR-2 to a freeway[citation needed] are also considered to prevent damage to the dairy industry[citation needed], one of the major industries in the area[citation needed].
[edit] Interchages/Exits
This roads has interchanges at the following localities[2]:
[edit] Course of the Expressway
The following is the list of municipalities/towns which PR-22 cuts through, in order from San Juan to Hatillo (westbound):
[edit] See also
[edit] Other Links
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Additional Designations. Retrieved on February 20, 2008.
- ^ P.R. DTOP, Guía de Carreteras Principales: Expresos y Autopistas Retrieved February 25, 2008.
[edit] Links to the U. S. Eisenhower Interstate Highway System
| Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink) |  |
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| 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | ||||
| 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 (W) | 76 (E) | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | ||||||
| 83 | 84 (W) | 84 (E) | 85 | 86 (W) | 86 (E) | 87 | 88 (W) | 88 (E) | 89 | 90 | |||||||||
| 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 99 | (238) | H-1 | H-2 | H-3 | |||||||||
| Unsigned | A-1 | A-2 | A-3 | A-4 | PRI-1 | PRI-2 | PRI-3 | ||||||||||||
| Lists | Primary | Main - Intrastate - Suffixed - Future - Gaps | |||||||||||||||||
| Auxiliary | Main - Future - Unsigned | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | Standards - Business - Bypassed | ||||||||||||||||||
