The city government of Santiago has authorized studies that would look into building a metro for Santiago, the country’s second largest city. The city hall authorized Consulting ADP Dominicana to present a first project with feasibility studies of the underground system within 45 days. A spokesman for the city hall said that the metro would be a private concession and would not be a financial burden either for the city government or the Dominican state.
Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo, Metro Minister Diandino Pena celebrates President Leonel Fernandez’s decision to convene a forum to discuss the better alternatives for transport in Santo Domingo, including the metro. He expressed his optimism that the forum would conclude the metro is the best solution. El Caribe reports that technicians employed in the governmentally-financed Metro Office continue to carry out studies, that the press was shown but not allowed to touch, yesterday when they visited the Metro Office.