The Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway is the first
motorway
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in
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
between Avobakaweg connecting
Paramaribo
Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...
and
Brokopondo
Brokopondo is the capital town of the Brokopondo District, Suriname. It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers (65 miles) south-east of Suriname capital city of Paramaribo. Brokopondo can b ...
to the John F. Kennedyweg near
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport , also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, and locally referred to simply as JAP, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij and hub for airline carrier Suriname Airways, Surinam Airway ...
.
The motorway opened on 15 May 2020 12:00.
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.
Construction of the road started in November 2017.
The highway was named after
President
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Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano Bouterse (; 13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024De Ware Tijd‘Bouterse maandagavond overleden’ 27 december 2024 StarnieuwsAmbassades tekenen condoleanceregister in Ocer 27 december 2024 ) was a Surinamese military officer, poli ...
.
The project had cost $60 million. The speed limit will be 80 km/h, and
cameras
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will be placed on the road.
Route
The motorway begins on an
at grade intersection with the
Avobakaweg There are several named highways in the country of Suriname.
Avobakaweg
The Avobakaweg is a paved 2-lane road connecting Paranam with Afobaka, the location of the Afobaka Dam. The road connects northwards to Paramaribo and the East-West Link. ...
leading to Paramaribo and
Brokopondo
Brokopondo is the capital town of the Brokopondo District, Suriname. It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers (65 miles) south-east of Suriname capital city of Paramaribo. Brokopondo can b ...
, cross the
Para Creek which flows into the
Suriname River
The Suriname River ( Dutch: ''Surinamerivier'') is long and flows through the country of Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it is kn ...
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
Lelydorp (Sranan Tongo: ''Kofi Djompo'') is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname’s north. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo.
History
Pad van Wanica
For centuri ...
and
Onverwacht. The road has 2x2 lanes without a
hard shoulder
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over its entire length, and has no exits.
The total length of the highway is 9.6 kilometers.
References
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Motorways in Suriname
Roads in Suriname
Para District