History
The building of this 108-kilometre (67 mi) expressway took place during the administration of governor Luis A. Ferré, who was trained as a civil engineer himself. It was built at a cost of $125 million. PR-52 was Puerto Rico's first toll road ever. Construction for this road started in October, 1968. It was then named Autopista Las Americas, and it was planned to run from San Juan to Ponce. On December 9, 1993, Law 118 was enacted which renamed the roadway Autopista Luis A. Ferre. The expressway is currently the longest in the island, but this will change when the 83-km-long PR-22 extends to Aguadilla. In March 1969 the roadway became a tolled expressway. The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority reports that tolls were added to the highway to speed up its construction. The road was completed in 1975.
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