Metro getting certified

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This past weekend the Santo Domingo Metro took 300 passengers for a 14-minute ride from one end of the tracks to the other. The ride was part of a process in which engineers from France, Spain and Germany will certify whether or not the Metro system is ready to enter into service. Of course, all eyes are focused on 27 February, the date when President Fernandez has promised to take Congress members on a ride. According to a note from the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), representatives from the Madrid Metro system, the Madrid transport authorities and technicians from Germany and France have arrived to carry out the certification process. The experts will present President Fernandez with a report on their evaluation of the system.

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