NewsWhore
03-09-2009, 05:30 PM
The promoters of the first line of the Santo Domingo Metro originally predicted 175,000 users per day, but reality has shown the demand to be about half that number. Hoy reports that average demand is 67,678 travelers, as was the average daily use from 30 January to 26 February. Hoy says that the government is spending US$25 million a year to subsidize the operation of the first line of the metro.
In his 27 February state of the nation address, President Leonel Fernandez announced that he was assigning priority to the construction of the second line of the metro and to the construction of the Haina-Santiago passenger-cargo train.
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In his 27 February state of the nation address, President Leonel Fernandez announced that he was assigning priority to the construction of the second line of the metro and to the construction of the Haina-Santiago passenger-cargo train.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)