The Transport Ministry said on Tuesday that “There is an extension in force” for the circulation of units released in 2008before the claim carried out by the drivers grouped in the Self-Convened Transporters Association, who held a protest this afternoon in the Plaza de Mayo.
The drivers demand an “extension” from the Government for the change of units in passenger transport, but the Ministry of Transport clarified through a statement that This extension, which originally expired last year, “remains in force” until June.
The demonstration of the drivers took place at the intersection of Julio Argentino Roca Avenue (Diagonal Sur) and Bolívar, where about 20 long-distance buses were parked, which generated a great vehicular chaos in the downtown area and downtown Buenos Aires.
“In relation to the protest of a group of owners of free service buses and tourism that is affecting traffic in the vicinity of Plaza de Mayo, first of all, it is reported that Decree 788/2021 is still in force, which extended 6 more months. , that is, until June of this year, the authorization of motor transport vehicles model 2008, which expired last year, “says the statement from the portfolio headed by Alexis Guerrera, released on Tuesday morning.
Add that “This regulation was an exceptional measure within the framework of the law due to the pandemic. (from coronavirus) since the normal term for the units is ten years of useful life, and three are added according to the circumstances”
In this sense, the Ministry considered that These deadlines are “vital to continue prioritizing the safety of passengers and passengers.”
“In addition, the free service and tourism bus sector fully and normally developed their activity during the summer season, registering historical records in the number of Argentine men and women who traveled throughout the country. They will also be able to make use of the festive dates and long weekends to come until June”, they highlighted from the Transportation portfolio.
The statement indicates that, “in turn, with the aim of strengthening the incorporation of new units, the Ministry of Transportation, together with the Ministry of Production, continues to work for the renewal of medium and long-distance buses through the granting of credits. that will allow to boost the production of the national manufacturers of bodies of these buses, and update the fleet of this type of vehicles”.
“Finally, from the national government they had already been summoned to a meeting for Tuesday of next week to clarify the axes under discussion. We will continue to dialogue and work together as we have been doing from the beginning”, concludes the Transportation statement.
“We need two years of extension for the model of tourism transport buses. Before the pandemic, it was 15 years to change the groups and today it is 13 years to change the unit,” Ariel Porciel, spokesperson for the tourist driver carriers, told Télam.
Guarded by a dozen members of the City Police, with three cell phones and motorcycles, the protesters announced that they will remain in place “indefinitely, until they are received by officials” from the Ministry of Transportation.
