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Cartago Route Has New Stops
With the Change of Operator
Taking a bus to and from Cartago?
Be warned that the bus start and
end stops that has served for
years is now changed, as the bus
company SACSA loses its
concession to the new operator,
LUMASA.
The Consejo de Transporte
Público (CTP) has given the
route to the new company
following a number complaints
against SACSA, mainly for poor
service and rude drivers. LUMASA
will operate the route with 102
buses beginning at 12:01am on
January 15.
The CTP has defined the area in
front of the As de Oros
restaurant, just north of the
Cartago ruins for the terminal
in Cartago and in front of the
Chavarria pharmacy, east of the
Caja Costarricense del Seguro
Social on Avenida Segunda in San
José. These are the principal
stations between the two cities,
buses that operate a slightly
different route will have
different stops.
SACSA drivers are still
demanding the Consejo de
Transporte Público to intervene
on their behalf to force the
company to pay them their "liquidaciones"
or termination pay, among other
things. LUMASA refused to hire
SACSA drivers, saying that many
complaints by riders of the
route were against drivers and
they did not want to fall into
the same situation as SACSA.
SACSA has said it is bankrupt
and it cannt pay the termination
as well as the required
contributions to the CCSS and
any other monies it owes its
employees. In some cases, the
CCSS, the national health
system, contributions have not
been made for three years.
Come Sunday morning, those
travelling to and from Cartago
can hope for a better service,
newer and safer vehicles and in
the confidence that the
authorities met their demands of
many years.
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