Puerto Rico Highway 159 (PR-159) is the main road from
Morovis
Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Mor ...
to
Toa Alta
Toa Alta () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island, north of Naranjito; south of Dorado and Toa Baja; east of Vega Alta and Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Toa Alta is spread over eight barrios an ...
, passing through the municipality of
Corozal, Puerto Rico
Corozal () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south of Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is sprea ...
.
Route description
This road begins in downtown Morovis, from
PR-155
Puerto Rico Highway 155 (PR-155) is a rural road that goes from Coamo, Puerto Rico to Vega Baja through Orocovis and Morovis. It extends from PR-14 in downtown Coamo to PR-2 east of downtown Vega Baja.
Major intersections
Damian Arriba, Orocov ...
until the
PR-165
Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo.
Route description
This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road fr ...
in Toa Alta. It is about 21 km long.
Among their intersections are the
PR-137 (''Expreso Ángel “Tony” Laureano''),
PR-160,
PR-142 (''Expreso de Corozal'') and
PR-164 (to
Naranjito).
In Corozal, the road serves as the main access to some neighborhoods
and in the downtown area the route was replaced by the
PR-891, and PR-159 makes a
bypass to evade the municipal center.
On this highway lies the Plaza Aquarium shopping center (in Toa Alta) and
Mavilla Bridge, a centenary bridge which is located east of Corozal.
Puerto Rico Highway 159.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 159
Corozal, 00783, Puerto Rico - panoramio (10).jpg, Signs for PR-159 and PR-807 in Corozal barrio-pueblo
Puente de Mavilla, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg, Mavilla Bridge in Corozal
Maintenance
The issue of who is responsible for the road maintenance in Morovis was argued in April 2019. Representative Guillermo Miranda Rivera accused the mayor of Morovis,
Carmen Maldonado González
Carmen Irene Maldonado González is a Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Maldonado is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (in es, Partido Popular Democrático (PPD)), has been serving as mayor since 2017 and wa ...
, of not doing road maintenance on Morovis' roads, while she blamed the central government for the condition of state roads in Morovis.
Major intersections
See also
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List of highways numbered 159
References
External links
PR-159, Corozal, Puerto RicoMavilla Bridge
159
Year 159 ( CLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time in Roman territories, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintillus and Priscus (or, less frequently, year ...
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