The General Directorate of Public-Private Partnerships (DGAPP) in the Dominican Republic has released Resolution 03-2021, declaring the Highway Ambar as a project of public interest. The project involves the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a 32.7-kilometer-long four-lane toll road that connects Puerto Plata to Santiago. The scope of works also includes a 3.65-meter, four-lane expressway, two in each direction, with a central median of 6 meters with two internal walkways and four central meters to place the ditch and metal railings and 2.40-meter side walkways. 

APP Quisqueya, a company that submitted the project, will need to present the feasibility studies of the project necessary for the environmental, technical, legal, economic, and financial viability of the initiative. The construction project is added to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a tunnel, bridges, overpasses, a toll system, drainage and lighting work.