Puerto Rico Highway 30

Route description

Expreso PR-30, Gurabo, Puerto Rico (1).jpg|Heading east in Gurabo Expreso PR-30, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.jpg|Heading east in Las Piedras

Problems

This highway is considered highly dangerous due to the number of cars that transit it, partly because many people in Humacao and nearby municipalities work in San Juan. There are also concerns of cracks and holes, most of them in the right lane in both directions. The highway is in frequent repairs, especially the Caguas-Gurabo segment. There are possibilities that this highway has not been properly repaired, intentionally, because drivers speed up to more than the specified speed limit (55 mph) and having the highway repaired would mean more fatal accidents as a good highway would invite people to drive faster. Nevertheless, the segment between Caguas and Gurabo has been repaired and repaved, and the segment in Las Piedras is being repaired and expanded near the exit to PR-183 mainly because of the large number of vehicles taking this exit and creating a congestion in the freeway. The segments between Gurabo and Juncos are not repaired and have a significant number of cracks and holes. Another problem with PR-30 is that it turns very slippery when wet and cars still drive above speed limit (55 mph). Many people have died in the freeway and is considered one of the most dangerous in the island.

Parallel routes

PR-198 and PR-189 parallel the freeway almost in its entire length, and they never get far from the freeway. PR-189 (Caguas–Juncos) has two junctions with PR-30 ― one in Gurabo near Caguas and the other in Juncos. PR-198 does the same in Juncos and Humacao. PR-183 also parallels the highway but it lies significantly south, and two connectors and one exit connect them ― PR-203 from Gurabo to San Lorenzo, PR-204 in Las Piedras and the Exit 21 in the same town. PR-183 ends in Las Piedras.

Exit list

Expreso PR-30, salida hacia la carretera PR-189, Gurabo, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-30 east at exit 4 to PR-189 in Gurabo

Expreso PR-30, salida hacia la carretera PR-181, Gurabo, Puerto Rico (1).jpg|PR-30 east at exit 7 to PR-181 in Gurabo

PR-30 JCT PR-60.jpg|PR-30 east approaching PR-60 east in Humacao

PR-30 East Terminus.jpg|PR-30 east at PR-53 interchange in Humacao

References

References

1. National Geographic Maps. (2011). "Puerto Rico". National Geographic Maps.
2. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009".
3. "Cerrado tramo de la PR-30 de Juncos por accidente fatal".
4. "Cerrado un carril en la PR-30 a Humacao por trabajos".
5. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "#Trabajos de repavimentación en la PR-30 dirección de Gurabo a Juncos, desde el km. 9.0. Los trabajos se llevarán a cabo en horas de la mañana.".
6. "PR-30".
7. "18°14'57.7"N 65°57'43.9"W".