The Director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) Diandino Pena said it would be “crazy” to start the first line of the metro on any other route other than Maximo Gomez Avenue as planned. Pena said that people are accustomed to expressing their opinions and forcing politicians to adopt solutions that don’t solve problems in the long run. He stated that the best local and international technicians are working on the metro plan. There are technicians from Spain, Italy, Germany and Colombia, who have years of experience in this sort of work, he added. Others have started to speak out in favor of Pena’s plans. Transport advisor Milciades Perez joined the faction in favor of the metro line on Maximo Gomez Avenue, saying that people who favor 27 de Febrero Avenue are only considering where people live, not where they need to go. Perez quoted an analysis of origins and destinations done by the government that indicates the 53% of the routes in the capital city end in the zone that will be served by the metro.