NewsWhore
06-29-2007, 04:20 PM
Feasibility studies for the Santiago tramway have led to great relief because the construction of the tramway will not result in any families having to be displaced. The tramway will be built at a cost of US$175 million and construction is scheduled to begin in August. The tramway will have 12 stations with stops every 260 meters. Top speed for the carts will be 70km/h and estimates say that 13 million people will use the system every year. Plans indicate that the tramway will begin at the Victor Espaillat Mera industrial park and will run along the Avenida Circunvalacion Sur, Las Carreras and the Duarte Highway, ending at the Cibao International Airport. The Spanish company Ferrocarriles Espanoles de Via Estrecha (FEVE) will be in charge of construction. Although the planned tramway has widespread support, 30 taxi organizations have come out against the system because they fear it will threaten their business.
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