Like every year, in Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years the schedules of transport, commerce and public offices undergo modifications. Last year the pandemic forced a greater reduction in the different services as well as a reduced capacity in transport.
This 2021, with a controlled pandemic and a day by day closer to normality, These are the main services and hours for the holidays.
Transport
The úLast departures of the capital transport on December 24 and 31 will be between 6 and 7 p.m.. The leader of the National Union of Workers and Transport Workers (Unott), Juan Arellanoexplained to The Observer that the schedules vThey vary according to the companies and the distance of the trips they must make. On December 25 and January 1, 2022 there will be no work.
“It may be that short-distance services end a little later and long-distance services leave earlier. In the case of the urban one, the services cut off between 18 and 19. The interdepartmental service can cut at 7:00 p.m. but there are long-distance services, for example one that takes six hours, which cannot leave at 7:00 p.m., then at most they leave at 5:00 p.m.“, he pointed.
Diego battiste
Transport
Unionized interdepartmental transport workers resolved to stop their activities on December 10, 17 and 23. The latter, but it is expected to be general and for 24 hours, unlike the others that agreed in the assembly that they would be partial.
The measures respond to the Disagreement that exists in the union due to the lack of progress in wage negotiations and also due to workers who have been on unemployment insurance for two years.
When asked about this strike on 23, Arellano argued that It will depend on the agreements that can be reached this Tuesday with the government.
“It all depends on whether tomorrow the assembly approves the agreement we have to sign with the employer and the government. If tomorrow it is approved there is no strike, if it is not approved the strike could run”, He pointed.
Regarding the taxi service, the president of the Unique Taxi Association, Óscar Dourado, said to The Observer that the taxi service will be at 100% both on December 24, 25 and 31 and on January 1.
Shopping malls and supermarkets
Tres Cruces Shopping modified their schedules from Saturday December 18 until this Wednesday 22 it stays open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.. The Thursday 23 will be open from 9 to 24 hours while on Friday 24 the hours will be from 9 to 18 hours. On Saturday 25 it will be closed.
Of Sunday 26 to Thursday 30 will return to the schedule of 9 to 21 hours. On Friday the 31st it will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on January 1 it will be closed.
The shopping expansion will open in November
shopping
The shopping malls Costa Urbana, Nuevo Centro, Portones, Punta Carretas and Montevideo Shopping will be open on December 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Y on the 31st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Will remain closed on December 25 and January 1.
In what has to do with supermarkets, Géant Hypermarket will be open on December 24 and 31 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., while the December 25 and January 1.
Disco supermarkets They will open on December 24 and 31 at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.. The premises of Montevideo They will be closed on December 25 and January 1 while those that are located in Solymar, Médanos, El Pinar, Atlántida and Punta del Este They will open during special hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
All grocery stores Devoto will be open on 24 and 31 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. except those located in Portones Shopping and Santa Monica that they will have a schedule of 7.30 to 19. On December 25 and January 1, all stores will be closed except for those of Piriápolis and Punta del Este that will be operational from 8 to 23 and from 8 to 24 hours respectively.
English store will have all its stores open on December 24 and 31 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.. The day December 25th, all Montevideo branches will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. except those of Arocena, Union, Cord, Montevideo shopping Y Liberty. The branches of the coast They will have hours from 10 to 22 on December 25. No branch will be open on January 1st.
Supermarkets The clone will be open on December 24 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on December 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On January 25 and 1 they will be closed.
Ines Guimaraens
Supermarkets
Public offices
In the case of OSE, the offices will be closed on December 24, 25 and 31 as well as January 1.
The Social Security Bank (BPS) will serve the public in their offices 9.15 to 12 hours both on December 24 and 31. December 25 and January 1 the offices will remain closed.
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) will serve the public December 24 from 9 to 11. On December 25 and 31 he will not work same as him January 1st. These same hours will be handled by Banco República (BROU).
In the case of Antel’s commercial offices, Those that are located in shopping malls will work in the hours that the commercial precincts have. The other commercial premises have not yet defined hours.
The General Tax Directorate (DGI) has not yet set the schedules for the 24th and 31st. Last year the hours of attention to the public were from 10 to 12 hours.
