More than a million of citizens of Santo Domingo WestLos Alcarrizos, Pedro Brand and other towns will begin to receive the benefits of the Metro line 2-C at the beginning of its commercial operation.
In the midst of citizen uncertainty due to the blackout that affected the country and the metro and cable car transportation systems yesterday, the President Luis Abinader It is proposed to inaugurate line 2-C towards Los Alcarrizos this afternoon.
Yesterday it was in cleaning work in the facilities, mainly in the five seasonswhile the stage is being prepared where the historic event will open.
Also six car trains they made the tour of 7.3 kilometers from the entrance of Los Alcarrizos to the María Montez station, as the last test of the system, while workers carried out complementary landscaping tasks such as laying grass under the viaduct.
From tomorrow until the end of the Easter weekthe service on this new line will be free and the hours are Monday to Friday from 6:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the morning and from 4:00 in the afternoon to 8:00 at night.
On Saturdays from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 12:00 midday to 4:00 in the afternoon, while holidays, The service will be offered from 10:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night.
The president will lead the tour
He President Luis Abinader will make the route of the new line that converges with the Los Alcarrizos cable car.
With the entry into operation of the integrated line, the municipality of Los Alcarrizos and Santo Domingo West begin a new stage in their urban, economic and social development, stated the mayor of Los Alcarrizos, Junior Santosduring a tour of the Pablo Adón station.
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The municipal executive highlighted that the work represents “a before and after” for the territory, not only because of the impact on mobility, but also because of the historical value of the place where the station is built.
He pointed out that in that area founded Los Alcarrizos In 1824, there was the independence proclamation linked to the Los Alcarrizos division that same year and, in 1910, the first ground was broken for the construction of the old Duarte highway.
He explained that with the new infrastructure It will be possible to reach Cibao in a short time through the Duarte Highwaywhile, to the east, through the metro, you can connect with the International airport from Las Americas in approximately less than an hour.
He indicated that in the case of Los Alcarrizos with the ring road that connects the Duarte highway with the Santo Domingo ring road, the trip to San Cristóbal could be done in about 15 minutes, so it is now integrated into a modern transportation system driven by the President Luis Abinader.
