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The Autopistas de Puerto Rico are highways in Puerto Rico designed to replace Puerto Rico's older Interstate highways (PR-1, PR-2, and PR-3). Funding for these highways is collected by a system of tolls rather than the Interstate Highway System. Not all of these highways have tolls. They are all controlled-access. A new Autopista connecting the San Juan Metro Area with the eastern portion of the island, PR-66 (aka Corredor del Este), has had it's first half built from Carolina (Plaza Carolina Shopping Center) to Canóvanas (Belz Factory Outlet). It is scheduled to open sometime in 2006. The second half should begin construction shortly afterwards. Autopistas are also locally known as Expreso (Expressway) or referred to by name.
| Route
| Name
| Interstate predecessor
| Terminus
| Maximum speed limit
| Comments
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| PR-22
| Autopista José de Diego
| PR-2
| Hatillo, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-18
| 65 MPH
| Extension to Aguadilla planned for completion in 2008. Has several one way tolls. It has one long segment with reversible lanes from Bayamón to San Juan.
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| PR-52
| Autopista Luis A. Ferré
| PR-1
| Ponce, PR-2 to Caguas, PR-1
| 65 MPH
| Tolls in Caguas Norte, Caguas Sur, Salinas, Juana Díaz and Ponce.
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| PR-53
| Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa
| PR-3
| Ceiba to Yabucoa, PR-191 and Guayama (Southern Regional Route 3)
| 65 MPH
| Extension to Guayama planned for completion in 2008 Yabucoa - Maunabo segment is slated to start construction in 2005 including tunnels to go through mountains in Maunabo.
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| PR-66
| Corredor del Este
| PR-3
| PR-3 in Carolina and Canóvanas
| 65 MPH
| First half to open in 2006 it will have one toll.
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| PR-10
| Unknown
| Adjuntas-Arecibo PR-123, Ponce PR-503
| PR-2 in Arecibo & PR-5506 in Ponce closeby PR-1 and Mercedita Airport.
| Unknown
| Arecibo - Utuado & Ponce - Adjuntas segments built. Adjuntas - Utuado segment under construction.
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| PR-18
| Expreso Las Américas
| San Juan (Santurce PR-26) to San Juan South (PR-52)
| None
| 55 MPH
| Main Highway Artery for San Juan. Provides intersections with PR-26, PR-22 and PR-52. A long segment has reversible lanes. It has no tolls.
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| PR-26
| Unknown
| Unknown
| San Antonio Bridge (Bridge to Old San Juan Island) to PR-3 in Carolina.
| 65MPH
| Main highway servicing the Northern San Juan (Santurce & Condado) area and Carolina. Will provide connection to the new PR-66. Provides direct access to Luis_Muñoz_Marín_International_Airport It also connect with the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, connecting the area of Isla Verde (Carolina) to Rio Píedras (San Juan). A segment has reversible lanes. It has no tolls.
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| PR-20
| Martínez Nadal
| North-Central Segment of PR-1
| PR-2 in the San Patricio area in Guaynabo to PR-1 in La Muda sector in Caguas
| 55 MPH
| Highway servicing the Municipality of Guaynabo (San Juan Metro Area Suburb) and northern Caguas. It has one toll in Guaynabo.
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