NewsWhore
03-29-2011, 04:10 PM
While the units handled by the Metropolitan Bus Service Office (OMSA) have a serious shortage of passenger seats, the units handled by private companies have too many. According to a report in today's Listin Diario, OMSA has 200 old buses, 175 in Santo Domingo and 25 in Santiago. Privately owned buses under the transport unions have 90,000 buses, "conchos", taxis and motorcycles on the streets, without much in the way of planning, according to the Technical Ground Transport Office (OTTT) database.
OTTT director Angel Segura says there is a surplus of seats available. Their figures show that some routes can be adequately served on alternate days and that some routes could be operated with half of the buses available.
On the other hand, Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) deputy director Leonel Carrasco says that they are just about ready to put 100 new buses into operation to further integrate the use of the Santo Domingo Metro. This service is not a part of OMSA. The new units will be similar to the Metro cars and will travel on fixed routes from terminals and have one door for entering and one door for exiting to ease passenger movement. The destination for most of these new units will be the Mama Tingo Station of the Metro where five routes will branch out in an initiative aimed at increasing Metro use.
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OTTT director Angel Segura says there is a surplus of seats available. Their figures show that some routes can be adequately served on alternate days and that some routes could be operated with half of the buses available.
On the other hand, Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) deputy director Leonel Carrasco says that they are just about ready to put 100 new buses into operation to further integrate the use of the Santo Domingo Metro. This service is not a part of OMSA. The new units will be similar to the Metro cars and will travel on fixed routes from terminals and have one door for entering and one door for exiting to ease passenger movement. The destination for most of these new units will be the Mama Tingo Station of the Metro where five routes will branch out in an initiative aimed at increasing Metro use.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)