Intersectoral Buses To
Start Rolling on
Saturday
On Saturday the "yellow"
buses that are being
called "canarios"
(canaries) will start
rolling as the new "intersectoral"
routes begin to operate
around San José and is
expected to carry a
million passengers
monthly.
The new buses on the
seven routes will be
carrying passengers from
one community to another
without having to go to
and from the downtown
San José.
One route for instance,
will take passengers
from Santa Ana to
Valencia, Heredia where
passengers can transfer
to the next route and
head for Moravia. A
transfer can take a
person to Desamparados,
Alajuelita and Escazú,
having done a full
circle around the
downtown area.
The seven routes are: La
Uruca-Guadalupe-Moravia;
Escazú-Alajuelita-San
Sebastián; Santa Ana-San
Antonio-La Valencia;
Moravia-Tibás-Santo
Domingo-La Valencia;
Hatillo-San Sebastián-San
Francisco-Guadalupe;
Desamparados-Curridabat-
Guadalupe-Moravia; and
Escazú-San Rafael-Pavas-Hospital
México-La Uruca.
The buses will operate
between 5:30am and
10:00pm during weekdays
and between 6:00am and
8:00pm on Saturdays and
Sundays. At peak hours
the buses will run every
10 minutes and the stops
are clearly identified
with the route number
and the route name.
The fare of ¢350 colones
is the same on all seven
routes and transport
officials say that the
one way travel time of
each route is estimate
at one hour, travelling
at an average 25 Km/h.
The yellow colour was
chosen for the buses to
clearly and easily
identify them from the
buses of the other
routes an although not
all buses have yet
passed the Revisión
Técnica Vehicular
(vehicle inspection),
MOPT vice minister,
Viviana Martín, assures
that all will have it
not later than today
(Tuesday).
Martín added that all
the buses comply with
Ley 7600 that requires
all buses to have
handicap access.
The media campaign to
explain the service and
the routes began over
the weekend with the
print media detailing
the routes and the main
stops and transfer
points on each route.
The campaign will
include radio and
television spots.
Martín added that the
buses will operate under
strict regulations based
on the concession
assigned to the
operator, that is all
buses can carry a
maximum of 47 seated and
37 standing passengers,
drivers are to keep to a
strict timetable and
must leave the stop at
the appointed time even
if the bus empty.
Many of the complaints
by passengers on the
current public bus
system is overcrowding,
especially during peak
rush hours and buses
stopped at bus stops
waiting to get full
before the drivers
leaves the stop.
A total 450 stops are
along the seven routes
that is being serviced
by 100 buses. |
