Santo Domingo.- The Transport Reform Office (OPRET) will conduct another test run Friday morning with passengers of the Metro’s (subway) two new cars, and will give a free ride to those who attend the International Book Fair.

OPRET director Diandino Peña said the passengers will board the train at the stations Mirabal Sisters (Mirador Norte), Taínos (Ovando), Casandra Damirón (National Theater), Amín Abel (UASD) and La Feria.

He said the trains will run from 2 p.m. to 7p.m. to the National Theater and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. from that station.

Peña said the test run will could be expanded until the technicians in charge of the system feel it has passed. “This can evidently occur in five, six days, seven days, ten days, even fifteen days, depending on the tests’ effectiveness, which in this occasion are going to cover a greater technical scenario than the previous one.”

The official said other tests to include more stations could be announced soon.

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The highway’s reconstruction includes the roadway’s expansion and improving some sections so heavy vehicles can use without risks.

Heavy equipment of the construction company Odebrecht conclude the retaining walls to contain the rockslides from the mountains which border the highway in several points considered risky.

The Casabito-Constanza 51 kilometer span which links the town with the Duarte highway will have two, 3 meter-wide lanes and a 10 centimeter-thick asphalt layer, as well as a granular base in cement, to assures its durability.

Public works also said it works in the drainages’ cleanup and reconstruction, widened curves and the replacement of the protective railings.

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SANTO DOMIGO. – This week the Transport Reform Office (Opret) will stage another test of the Santo Domingo Metro’s first line, though it will be after the May 16 elections when the controversial project begins passenger operations, as several collateral works which guarantee its adequate operation have yet to be concluded, reported newspaper Listin Diario.

An engineer who works in the subway system, which spans from Villa Mella to the north to La Feria to the south, didn’t specify the test date, but affirmed that its officials, employees and their relatives were invited to ride. “The Dominican and foreign personnel who toils in the work is expediting it, there is a great movement by all the people who are in charge of the work, but there are many details which need to be taken care here which are necessary before the Metro operates as a commercial route.”

The professional, who asked Listin not to publish his name, said Opret’s top priority is for the Metro to work perfectly for the public. “It will be the commercial route after May 16, because many details are lacking.”

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Each station will be staffed by at least 16 people working in maintenance and service, and each worker will have a replacement.

With sixteen stations going into service some time during the second half of the year, this means a total of 1,024 new jobs at this level. This figure does not take into consideration all the jobs that will be created in the operational and management areas, which are yet to be announced.

The OPRET office has announced a new series of tests for the Santo Domingo Metro mainline. However, according to sources close to the scene, the system will not open for business until after the 16 May elections. An engineer who is working on the elevated portion of the railway system told Listin Diario reporters that government officials and employees have been invited to the trials. The same source also confirmed that many details still needed to be fixed before the system could enter into service. Carrasco meanwhile denied rumors that the subway system would be used to transport people attending the Book Fair this month.

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