Santiago.– At least 84 electrical poles were destroyed in the province of Santiago during the year 2025 due to 71 traffic accidents, a situation that caused prolonged service interruptions, affected hundreds of thousands of customers and generated million-dollar losses for the company Edenorte Dominicana, according to an official report.
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According to the technical report, the events occurred mainly in important road corridors and strategic areas of the province, including the Duarte highway, Estrella Sadhalá avenue, Circunvalación Norte, Joaquín Balaguer highway, Hispanoamericana avenue, Navarrete–Puerto Plata road, Tavera Dam road and the La Turística road. Incidents were also recorded in communities of San José de las Matas, such as Inoa, El Rubio and La Cuesta, as well as in Camp David, Pedro García and Hato Mayor. Edenorte indicated that in several of these routes the accidents not only left extensive material damage, but were also linked to human losses, which is the greatest concern for both the company and the authorities. The distributor pointed out that many of these events are associated with reckless driving, speeding, alcohol consumption and distracted driving, behaviors that tend to increase during the holidays of Christmas and New Year. The company explained that each accident involving the fall of an electrical pole entails a complex and costly technical operation, which includes the replacement of structures, repair of networks, replacement of conductors and, in some cases, transformers, in addition to the deployment of specialized brigades that work continuously, even at night. These tasks represent an unplanned investment of millions of pesos and significantly increase the impact of unserved energy, affecting the stability of the electrical supply in large sectors of the province.Faced with this situation, the Maintenance Management of the Santiago Sector made a call to citizen awareness, reminding that when a pole is knocked down, not only is the electrical service interrupted, but the safety of entire communities and the technical personnel working to restore the supply is also put at risk.
Finally, Edenorte Dominicana urged drivers to respect traffic regulations and drive with caution, both at the end of 2025 and during 2026 and beyond, underlining that many of these accidents are totally avoidable. “We appeal to drivers to adopt a responsible attitude at the wheel, to protect lives, avoid damage to the electrical infrastructure and keep the energy that moves our communities on,” concluded the company.
