President Danilo Medina was at the San Isidro Air Base for the delivery of 200 new buses to the Metropolitan Bus Office (Omsa) for public transport. Eighty vehicles with ramps to serve people with disabilities are part of the fleet. The Presidency reported that the new buses are 130 Mercedes Benz, 50 Volvo and 20 Iveco units. The Mercedes Benz buses are air-conditioned and have the capacity to board 96 passengers.
Hector Mojica, director-general of Omsa, highlighted the impact that these units will have in favor of the population. He said the total investment in the acquisition of this fleet is US$39 million.
The buses will be used on the current routes but also to create new routes such as the Ortega y Gasset, Charles de Gaulle-Duarte Highway Km 13, the Kennedy corridor to San Luis in Greater Santo Domingo. They are assigned to routes in five provinces, including Barahona.
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14 August 2019