1999News

Mega busses to cover city route on peak hours

President Leonel Fern?ndez rode as a passenger on Sunday in one of the 18 new busses with capacity for 180 persons that are circulating on the 27 de Febrero Avenue route, from 30 de Marzo to Avenida Luper?n. He boarded in front of the National Palace at 11:20 am traveling to the Plaza de la Bandera where he got off at 11:45 am. Some 57 persons can ride seated, with another 123 standing. The busses will bring relief to travelers on peak hour times. The President was accompanied by Eng. Hamlet Hermann P?rez of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) who announced that the Avenida M?ximo G?mez bus route should start 14 February. Busses will circulate from the Centro de los Heroes north to Villa Mella.