The National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intranet)fined with RD$200,000 two pesos private transport companies involved in a traffic accident happened days ago on the road The Matas-Elias Pineapplein the section known as the “Curve of Death», where two buses collided, causing the death of three people and leaving several others injured.
The transport companies sanctioned are ASOPROGCHOCO and Paulino Brothers Transportwho allowed the two drivers to offer the private transport service without the operating license corresponding.
The executive director of Intrant, Milton Morrisonreported that the institution carried out a investigation on the fact and found non-compliance with the Law 63-17for violation of the Article 325rated as a very serious infringementsuch as the provision of services authorized to the operator, by a third party without the prior and express authorization of the Intrant and the Mayors’ offices.
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After the technical survey of place, as part of the attribution conferred by the Law, the Intrant detected that drivers do not have the permission required to operate, and that one of the drivers was driving without the category of the driver license corresponding, since to guide a bus requires the Category 4 license.
Milton Morrison He warned that they will continue working for the road safety education and punishing with the full weight of the law those who commit the violations set forth in the traffic regulations as far as it is conferred on the Intrantwhile calling on operators of the different modes of transport to carry out the appropriate practices for the provision of their services.
Additionally, the drivers involved in the accident will have to take road safety education courses taught by the Intrantas a condition for obtaining the operating license.
Intrant dismantles 20 illegal motoconcho stops
One month after the new administration took office, Intrantthe addresses of Inspectorate and of Supervision and Control of Traffic Sanctionstook to the streets in an aggressive plan against the unregulated motorcycle taxi drivers that install illegal stopssegment that corresponds to the highest accident rate traffic accidents in the country, where more than 20 were dismantled stops that were operating illegally in the National District.
The points that functioned as motorcycle taxi stations were located: in the Winston Churchill Avenue corners Jose Contreras, February 27th and Heriberto Nunez; also in the Gustavo Mejia Ricartcorner Nunez de Caceres Avenue, Metro station line 1and Kilometer 9corner Luperon.
22 trucks fined and detained in Bávaro – Verón – Punta Cana
In a joint operation to the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transport (Digesett)22 were detained trucks who were caught transporting workers illegally in the areas of Veron-Bavaro and Punta Canain direct violation of the Traffic Law 63-17which prohibits the loading of people on the back of a vehicle.
The truck companies that were detained and fined are: Atlantic Pharmacy, JRV Engineering, Zovelsa, VAC, Cana Gardens, STI, RM Raffaelli Marmi, Garza Advisors SRL, Fryba Green Garden SRL.
Three independent operators, one offending operator, company Mendez, Agemal Construction Company, Fryba Green Garden SRL, Investments Valenciaoperator Accurate, Ibory ECAM, Ignorance Group; Ibero Furniture of the Seain addition to Alito ELRL.
Sanctions nine concrete companies
As part of its verification work to ensure that companies do not obstruct public roads, Intrant carried out a inspection operationwhere nine were sanctioned construction companies or companies of emptying of the National Districtwho did not have the corresponding permits of operation.
The sanctioned companies are: Sofia Armor, Perez Gonzalez Construction Company, Pimentel Peña Construction Company, Sofisa Constructors, Diaz Construction Company, Engineers, Architects and Builders, Avidity, Masmount Builders Hiringand Reyes and Leonardo Construction Company.
Agrees with carriers to respect Zar resolution
In order to ensure that the resolution which prohibits the transit of heavy vehicles by the so-called Restricted Access Zone (RAZ) of the National Districtfrom the National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intranet)a proposal was made dialogue table with authorities and transporters.
The directors of the different unions of the cargo transport They appreciated the approach and committed to continue the process of training and issuance of Tsar permits to its members, to contribute with the authorities in the fluidity of the transit.
