The Metropolitan Transport Authority says that this week’s traffic jams on Santo Domingo’s 27 de Febrero Avenue have been caused by unionized public transport drivers protesting because the authority is not allowing them to use the tunnels and overpasses. AMET announced via their Twitter account that respect for the law is not negotiable. Public transport cars affiliated to the Fenatrano union blocked traffic on the main west-east avenue in protest. The protest and traffic jams started yesterday, Monday, 19 May and continued today, Tuesday 20 May but returned to normal at around 10am. The drivers say there is no law that impedes them from using the tunnels and overpasses and that they will continue to use them.
www.elcaribe.com.do/2014/05/20/normaliza-transito-avenida-27-febrero
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