The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) allowed minibuses from southwestern provinces to operate along the Av. Independencia for this week only. Hamlet Hermann explained that the decision to move them to the Cayetano Germosén or the Malecón is part of the efforts to organize transport in the city. He said that the buses that come from the Southwest compete with the urban buses because they pick up passengers as they enter the city along key city routes. He said these should drop off their passengers at the Km. 12 AMET bus route terminal, upon entering the cities. Commuters will be better off taking the AMET buses to continue on to their final destinations. AMET buses are more comfortable and cheaper. Southwestern bus owners had violently protested on Monday the decision of AMET to restrict their access to the Av. Independencia, affecting commuters that live in the southwestern province San Cristóbal but work in Santo Domingo.
