DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Experts call for the Abinader government to rethink its solutions to capital city mass transit needs. An analysis by Omar Santana for Diario Libre alerts the administration of major flaws in the monorail solution chosen for the capital city by the governmental Fitram agency. Santana says that experts interviewed say it would not meet the objectives. The lack of close interconnection with the current mass transit system would reduce usage, argue opponents who also point to the reduced capacity.

Diario Libre report favors those who have said the government should instead continue with the underground lines as originally contemplated.

The analysis urges the government to wait for the checks and balances in the new procurement law before immersing itself in the new mass transit solutions.

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