Cumaná transporters assure that the repairs of tires, front end or transmission exceed 150 dollars. Neighbors joined the protest, expressed that they are the most affected because they can lose public transport
Otilio Velasquez | Radio Fe y Alegría News
While the International Transport Expo was taking place in the country’s capital, workers from this union held a strike on the morning of Monday, December 12, demanding improvements to Las Palomas avenue, in front of the Cumaná passenger terminal.
Some 150 carriers, representing 33 public and private transport organizations, joined the protest, which also included the participation of residents of the sector.
Lenin Vizcaíno, a member of the Arco Iris line, told Radio Fe y Alegría News that “going through the front of the terminal is a true odyssey. This does not meet the conditions for us to provide the service in this area; these craters damage the front end, transmission, tires and the repairs exceed 150 dollars”.
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For his part, Nelson Villarroel, president of the Union of Professional Steering Wheel Workers, assured that after touring the terminal facilities he was able to verify that he does not meet the conditions to offer a good service.
“Both the entrance and the exit are totally deteriorated, which has led the carriers to stop the units as a measure of pressure to request the repair of this road,” Villarroel asserted.
The director of Transportation of the Cumaná mayor’s office, Sergio Martínez, appeared at the site, who spoke with the protesters in favor of resolving the situation in the coming days.
The inhabitants of the sector supported this transport strike in Cumaná because if they do not improve the roads. Dairis Grau, one of the residents of the terminal, said that they are the most affected because they may lose public transportation in the area.
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