Metro to start in December

[NewsWhore]

The Santo Domingo Metro will not be able to enter service until December, according to the latest reports. Listin Diario writes that in order for the Metro to enter commercial service it needs to have at least half of the 57 cars ready for service, and, according to Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) spokesperson Leonel Carrasco, a lot of clean-up work needs to be done in the rail yards and in training personnel who will be serving the public. More Metro cars are expected to arrive next week and reach the minimum number of units needed to begin service, and others are expected in August and September. A good deal of detail work is also needed, according to Carrasco. This includes signage to keep people informed and on the move. Of course, tidying up the rail yard is currently the most pressing issue, since this is the area where trains enter and leave the terminal points at each end of the system, and they are filled with switches and other mechanisms used to control the trains, all controlled electronically from the central office.

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