A report in Listín Diario speculates that President Danilo Medina could appoint the first director of the National Institute for Transit and Ground Transport (INTRANT) on 30 June 2017. The new institute consolidates government transport organizations based on new Transit Law 63-17 (Ley sobre la Movilidad, Tránsito, Transporte y Seguridad Vial 63-17).
Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, president of the governmental commission that is coordinating the application of new Transit Law 63-17, had said on 28 April 2017 that the first phase of the Comprehensive Public Transport System would start in early 2018 given the complexity of the preparations for its implementation. The preparations include creating integrated operating procedures, merging of staff across the transit sector and determining the locations where the merged entities will operate.
The Intrant will operate with administrative autonomy under the Ministry of Public Works. It represents a radical change to ground transport authority and programs in the Dominican Republic.
Read more in Spanish:
Listin Diario
Poder Judicial
29 May 2017
