France will help finance the construction of mass transit urban mobility solution for the city of Santiago, the second largest in the Dominican Republic, and from 27 de Febrero in the capital city to Las Americas International Airport in eastern Santo Domingo.
Minister of the Presidency Lisandro Macarrulla signed the agreement for the Dominican government. Visiting French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, represented the French state.
The works are included in a bilateral agreement that commits both countries to work together for the development of the mass transportation network of the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros. French technology already powers the Santo Domingo Metro.
The agreement calls for French companies to provide technical and financial cooperation to continue to develop the mass transportation systems in the Dominican Republic. It also provides for the construction of the new monorail project in the city of Santiago and the metropolitan train to Las Americas International Airport in eastern Santo Domingo.
The French Development Agency will also be lending EUR86 million to double the length of the Santo Domingo Metro trains on line 1 (lengthening from 3 to 6 cars), to transport around 66,000 additional passengers per working day on this line and, consequently, reduce waiting lines at peak hours.
The contract is part of an overall strategic framework formalized in the 2021-2023 Cooperation Roadmap between the French Development Agency (AFD Group) and the Dominican Republic for technical and financial cooperation
The Office for the Development of Urban and Interurban Mobility Projects, which reports to the Ministry of the Presidency (MINPRE), is in charge of monitoring and implementing these projects.
The signing took place during France Week in the Dominican Republic.
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El Dia
10 December 2021