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02-09-2009, 05:10 PM
The government is moving fast on the second line of the metro. According to the Metro Office (OPRET), three companies filed proposals of 20 that had been pre-selected to participate in the tender. The tender was called on 2 December and closed on 30 January, as reported in Diario Libre. As reported, the bidding also would chose the builder and operator of the Santo Domingo-Santiago train. According to press reports, the winner would be selected on 13 February. The first 14.5 km line of the metro went into operation in January, to the acclaim of users. The second line would cross from Los Alcarrizos in the north of the province of Santo Domingo Oeste to San Luis in the far eastern province of Santo Domingo Este.
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