The National Institute for Traffic and Ground Transport (Intrant) has a payroll of 22 local advisors for RD$1.4 million every month. This does not include foreign advisors, including a Spaniard and three Frenchmen who a source told El Nacional are paid in hard currency in addition to the local advisors.
A year and 10 months after Traffic Law 63-17 went into effect, the government has yet to implement the rulings to reduce traffic congestion and noise pollution on city streets. Likewise, El Nacional reports that several regional and provincial directors are on the payroll but are not on their appointed jobs. Intrant reportedly has 1,047 employees on its RD$25.4 million a month payroll. An additional 61 military are affiliated to the traffic division for a total RD$27.7 million a month in payroll.
The salary of the director of Intrant, Claudia Franchesca de los Santos, is RD$250,000. Her assistant is paid RD$100,000.
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El Nacional
8 November 2018
