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After several months since the pandemic forced hundreds of transporters to stop their vehicles, finally this Tuesday, September 1, at 4:00 in the morning, the Bucaramanga Transport Terminal begins its operation in normal hours as announced by the head of security, Nelson Gómez.
Gómez reported that the transport entity will be working 24 hours a day: “shipments are already beginning to all parts of Colombia, as had been done before the pandemic, with the difference that now the protocols must be complied with.”
These protocols include taking the temperature upon entry and arrival, hand washing, disinfection of footwear and mandatory use of face masks, so if you are going to travel, it is best to arrive much earlier to avoid setbacks.
Once inside the vehicle, other protocols must be followed. To start their trip, the driver must have the bus disinfection certificate, which must be 50% full.
“In the case of people who are part of the same family nucleus, who live together and can verify it, they can go next to each other in the chairs, otherwise they must keep their distance”, added Gómez.
Regarding the purchase of tickets, he recommended doing it online or in agencies and points of sale of transport companies, to avoid crowds at the Terminal.
It should be remembered that the Transportation Terminal had an average of 55 routes authorized to operate, which were working two months ago only with the excepted people.
For his part, William Ardila, manager of the entity, stated that “as a Transport Terminal and the companies that are part of it, we have the biosafety protocols ready from April 21, always with the hope of starting operations, but I had been putting off ”.
After five months of inactivity, the transporters union receives the news of the reopening positively.
“This is very encouraging news because we were going through a very strong economic and employment crisis. With such a huge accumulation of losses in these five months it was almost unsustainable to keep the companies open. It is quite a big respite and we hope to reach 100% in the coming months ”, added the manager.
Hernán Mauricio Atuesta, manager of Copetran, said that although all the usual trips return to the roads, the issue of supply and demand will be studied to establish dispatch frequencies.
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