Engineer Diandino Pena, director of the Santo Domingo Metro office (OPRET), announced today at the Presidential Palace that the first part of the second line of the Metro will be in operation starting Monday, 1 April. He said the government has a RD$200 million debt with contractors but it was agreed that payments would be made starting in April. He made the announcement after meeting the Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo. President Danilo Medina had announced that the second line of the Metro would go into operation on 30 March, but since this falls on an Easter holiday the start was postponed for the first working day in April. The new line will transport passengers from Av. Luperon to Av. Duarte with Quinto Centenario bridge.