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{{Short description|Highway in Suriname}}
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|map = Desi Delano Bouterse Highway map.png
|map_notes=Location of the Dési Delano Bouterse Highway
|map_notes = Location of the Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway
|name=Dési Delano Bouterse Highway
|name = Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway
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|direction_a = East
|terminus_a=Afobakaweg to [[Brokopondo]]
|terminus_a = [[Avobakaweg]] to [[Paramaribo]] and [[Brokopondo]]
|direction_b=East
|direction_b = West
|terminus_b=John F. Kennedyweg to [[Paramaribo]]
|terminus_b = John F. Kennedyweg near the [[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport|Airport]]
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The '''Dési Delano Bouterse Highway''' is the first [[motorway]] in [[Suriname]] between Afobakaweg near [[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport]] to the John F. Kennedyweg leading to [[Wanica District|Wanica]] and [[Paramaribo]].<ref name="waterkant">{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2018/10/29/suriname-krijgt-in-november-2020-een-nieuwe-highway/|title=Suriname krijgt in november 2020 een nieuwe ‘Highway’|website=Waterkant|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> The motorway will open on 15 May 2020.<ref name="united">{{cite news|url=https://unitednews.sr/officiele-opening-highway-zanderij-afobakaweg-op-15-maart/|title=OFFICIELE OPENING HIGHWAY ZANDERIJ-AFOBAKAWEG OP 15 MEI|language=nl|website=United News.sr|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>
The '''Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway''' is the first [[Controlled-access highway|motorway]] in [[Suriname]] between Avobakaweg connecting [[Paramaribo]] and [[Brokopondo]] to the John F. Kennedyweg near [[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport]].<ref name="waterkant">{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2018/10/29/suriname-krijgt-in-november-2020-een-nieuwe-highway/|title=Suriname krijgt in november 2020 een nieuwe ‘Highway’|website=Waterkant|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> The motorway opened on 15 May 2020 12:00.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deboodschap.today/ingebruikname-nieuwe-highway-straks-een-feit/|title=Ingebruikname Nieuwe Highway straks een feit|website=De Boodschap.today|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>


A journey from Paramaribo to the airport used to take 1.5 to 2 hours. It is hoped that with the new highway, the travel time can be reduced to one hour.<ref name="boodschap">{{cite web|url=https://www.deboodschap.today/werkzaamheden-nieuwe-highway-vorderen/ |title=Werkzaamheden nieuwe Highway vorderen|website=De Boodschap (Official Press Office of the Government of Suriname)|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> The total length of the highway is 9.6 kilometers.<ref name="boodschap"/> Construction of the road start in November 2017.<ref name="waterkant"/> The official opening will take place on 15 May 2020.<ref name="united"/> The highway will be named after [[President of Suriname|President]] [[Dési Bouterse]].
A journey from Paramaribo to the airport used to take 1.5 to 2 hours. It is hoped that with the new highway, the travel time can be reduced to one hour.<ref name="boodschap">{{cite web|url=https://www.deboodschap.today/werkzaamheden-nieuwe-highway-vorderen/ |title=Werkzaamheden nieuwe Highway vorderen|website=De Boodschap (Official Press Office of the Government of Suriname)|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> Construction of the road started in November 2017.<ref name="waterkant"/> The highway was named after [[President of Suriname|President]] [[Dési Bouterse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/02/26/minister-chotkan-nieuwe-highway-noemen-wij-de-desi-delano-bouterse-highway/|title=Minister Chotkan: “Nieuwe highway noemen wij de Desi Delano Bouterse Highway”|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>

The project had cost $60 million. The speed limit will be 80 km/h, and [[Traffic enforcement camera|cameras]] will be placed on the road.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/58610|title=Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway officieel in gebruik genomen |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=15 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>


==Route==
==Route==
The motorway will start at a [[level junction]] with the Afobakaweg leading to [[Brokopondo]] near the airport, cross the Para Creek which flows into the [[Suriname River]] using the Hanover bridge, and end at a cross level junction with the John F. Kennedyweg leading to Paramaribo. The route will have 2x2 lanes with a [[Shoulder (road)|hard shoulder]] over its entire length.<ref name="united"/>
The motorway begins on an [[intersection (road)|at grade intersection]] with the [[Avobakaweg]] leading to Paramaribo and [[Brokopondo]], cross the [[Para Creek]] which flows into the [[Suriname River]] using the Hanover bridge, and end on an at grade intersection with the John F. Kennedyweg, located near the airport and giving access to the [[East-West Link (Suriname)#Southern East-West Link|Southern East-West Link]], thus avoiding the [[Built-up area (Highway Code)|built-up areas]] of [[Lelydorp]] and [[Onverwacht, Suriname|Onverwacht]]. The road has 2x2 lanes without a [[Shoulder (road)|hard shoulder]] over its entire length, and has no exits. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2020/05/12/fotos-nieuwe-highway-en-brug-opening-op-vrijdag-15-mei/|title=Foto’s nieuwe highway en brug, opening op vrijdag 15 mei|website=Waterkant.net|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> The total length of the highway is 9.6 kilometers.<ref name="boodschap"/>

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{{col-break}}{{legend|#c03040|Ghaama Agbagoweg}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 8 August 2024

Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway
Location of the Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway
Route information
Length9.6 km (6.0 mi)
Major junctions
East endAvobakaweg to Paramaribo and Brokopondo
West endJohn F. Kennedyweg near the Airport
Location
CountrySuriname
DistrictsPara
Highway system

The Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway is the first motorway in Suriname between Avobakaweg connecting Paramaribo and Brokopondo to the John F. Kennedyweg near Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[1] The motorway opened on 15 May 2020 12:00.[2]

A journey from Paramaribo to the airport used to take 1.5 to 2 hours. It is hoped that with the new highway, the travel time can be reduced to one hour.[3] Construction of the road started in November 2017.[1] The highway was named after President Dési Bouterse.[4]

The project had cost $60 million. The speed limit will be 80 km/h, and cameras will be placed on the road.[5]

Route

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The motorway begins on an at grade intersection with the Avobakaweg leading to Paramaribo and Brokopondo, cross the Para Creek which flows into the Suriname River using the Hanover bridge, and end on an at grade intersection with the John F. Kennedyweg, located near the airport and giving access to the Southern East-West Link, thus avoiding the built-up areas of Lelydorp and Onverwacht. The road has 2x2 lanes without a hard shoulder over its entire length, and has no exits. [6] The total length of the highway is 9.6 kilometers.[3]

Main roads in Suriname:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Suriname krijgt in november 2020 een nieuwe 'Highway'". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ingebruikname Nieuwe Highway straks een feit". De Boodschap.today. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Werkzaamheden nieuwe Highway vorderen". De Boodschap (Official Press Office of the Government of Suriname) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Minister Chotkan: "Nieuwe highway noemen wij de Desi Delano Bouterse Highway"". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway officieel in gebruik genomen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Foto's nieuwe highway en brug, opening op vrijdag 15 mei". Waterkant.net. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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