Public transport restarts at a slow pace in Ciego de Ávila

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The difficulties with the supply of fuel, technical means and spare parts are not secrets that are found in the Provincial Transportation Company, but obstacles that are noted after almost a month of a gradual restoration of services in Ciego de Ávila.

Such a situation can be seen in the enabling of only 73 of the 139 routes that exist in the province, that is, 52.5 percent of the total, of which the first and last trips to each destination are guaranteed, and in the cycle of Monday through Friday, basically.

Manuel Marín Torres, director of the Company, told Invasor that this scenario is like this because there are still means linked to the confrontation of COVID-19. Although it is no longer a problem that puts them in check, it is guaranteed still the transportation of services associated with Health, "and to this, let's add the restart of the school year."

"Route 210 is working, because the University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez started classes and, in addition, one way transportation is guaranteed every Sunday to young people who study in provinces such as Camagüey and Villa Clara," the manager said.

46 boarding points have already been restored and, in the same way, due to their remoteness, rural areas and communities are prioritized. In the case of the main municipality, for example, localities such as Vicente, Jicotea or El Purial are taken into account.

In the case of local rail transportation, Marín Torres asserted that the Ciego de Ávila-Morón train is already operating. Meanwhile, "the one from Limones Palmero, which will only reach Orlando González until the safety conditions of the line are approved in that last section, will begin to circulate."

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On the other hand, “the motor car from Punta Alegre was in very bad condition, so we had to bring one from the west of the country and it should start working for the trips to Morón and vice versa. The trains to Esmeralda, Villa Clara, Camagüey, Perea and Baraguá remain pending; the latter is the next to start operating.

In the case of the trains to Camagüey and Villa Clara, their restart should be prolonged in time, due to technical issues and spare parts that have not been solved, he assured.

Regarding interprovincial transportation, the director of the Provincial Transportation Company alleged that national trains are circulating normally, with a frequency every four days, but, since the province is located in the center of Cuba, it allows at least one train daily circulate here from East to West and vice versa. He recalled that these tickets are marketed by the Viajando apk and Viajeros agencies.