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After several images of Transmetro buses with more than the authorized passengers were known, the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, called on the drivers of the massive system and those of the collective public service not to start when the number of passengers exceeds 35% allowed, until people understand that there should be no overcrowding.
“We are not going to throw all the effort we have made overboard due to the misbehavior of a few. We have told every Transmetro bus and public transport driver not to start if there is an oversupply. Get off the bus and go if you want, but that cannot allow us to attempt against the effort that we have made ”.
Transmetro users report overcrowding at the start of the operation
The president of the Barranquilleros also announced that vigilance will be constant at bus stations and at the inter-municipal ascent and descent stops. “We have made the following provisions: Transmetro bus, collective or inter-municipal transport that comes with overcrowding from another municipality, we will not let you enter the city of Barranquilla. I have asked the public force and Transmetro officials that they must obligatorily ensure that there is no overcrowding at each station, ”said Pumarejo.
Mayor Pumarejo does not rule out suspending the Transmetro operation
“This is not a game and we must all do our part,” said the district president, while reaffirming that among the measures in force, so that public transport can operate without risk to the health of users, is that of not allow standing people to travel and that the Transmetro operators have orders not to start with people standing.
He indicated that it is necessary for the municipalities of the Barranquilla metropolitan area to control the stations of the Transmetro Mass Transportation System that are in their territory. “If we don’t have the collaboration of the users we are going to evaluate the suspension of some routes or of the entire system and the users will have to look for alternative methods of transport ”, assured the mayor Pumarejo through a press release.
For his part, the manager of Transmetro, Fernando Isaza, called on the users to self-regulate to avoid crowds inside the buses and avoid the possible suspension of the mass transportation system. Isaza explained that last week they had a frequency of 5 minutes in rush hour and that at this moment they have it in 3 minutes.
He assured that the measure was taken based on a technical report, taking into account user demand. He stressed that they are making a “great effort” to maintain the operation since every day they are running a deficit of around $ 80 million and until now the national government has not supported them financially. “This is a serious and delicate issue. This is a self-regulatory issue, the system is making a great effort, “said the manager.
Current measures
Mayor Pumarejo also recalled the package of measures in force for public transport: compulsory use of face masks, avoiding physical contact and people cannot mobilize people standing on buses. Precisely for avoiding crowds, it went from 47 routes to 81, reason why the AMB intensifies verification of compliance with the disinfection measures of the buses and the use of the mask in public transport. Finally, it announced that they will continue cleaning the buses.
The exits to carry out exercises
The manager of the District Infrastructure Agency, Alberto Salah, said that the first day of permission to go out to exercise outdoors was positive. Salah assured that the parks were attended by less than 15% of people who normally do sports, of which the majority were from the north of the city.
“The truth, we expected a high number of people and we were prepared for that“, he pointed. The manager of the ADI also highlighted the good behavior of the people, assured that they found few without face masks and making use of the bio-healthy areas, who were pedagogically and carefully attended to the instructions of the lookouts. Of the permitted physical activities, the most practiced by the Barranquilleros was walking and jogging, followed by bicycle riding.
He assured that 250 people were available to monitor the regulations and that they will continue with the work from 4:45 in the morning. “We will continue to go out to watch every day so they have a good behavior,” he said.
He recalled that anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 will be able to exercise and individual healthy lifestyle habits in the city. He explained that the established schedule for this is 4:00 a.m. at 8:00 a.m., but it is only authorized on the day it is allowed to circulate according to the calendario peak and schedule ’calendar that is in force. Minors may not leave.
Overcrowded in massive buses
Although the decree of the authorities establishes that the Transmetro buses must operate with an occupancy of 35%, apparently this measure was not met early this Monday. On social networks, several users complained that the buses were running with an overload.
Transmetro’s commitment is that it would only transport seated people. The system had detailed that according to the type of each vehicle, the number of people allowed would be as follows: articulated, 48 people; padrón, 27, and bus, 16. Regarding the complaints, Transmetro reported that several passengers in the La Central neighborhood, in Soledad, withheld a vehicle from route A5-3, when the operator indicated that, according to new government measures , the buses could not go with overcrowding.
“The community ignored the operator’s instructions and held the vehicle until everyone got on. The bus arrived at the Portal de Soledad with overcrowding. We reiterate the call to comply with the measures ordered by the authorities to guarantee a quality service, “the company said through its Twitter account.
The event would have occurred after one of the buses suffered a mechanical failure and was stranded. Faced with the desire to get to their workplaces, dozens of passengers decided to board a feeder without taking into account the distance regulations.
150 policemen in the 15 stations
General Ricardo Alarcón, commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police, said yesterday that 150 men were available throughout the 15 stations and the two portals of the Transmetro system, in order to monitor compliance with sanitary measures and the provision of the national government of maximum 35% occupancy on buses.
“You have to invite people to tolerance, to comply with the rules, give them peace of mind that there are enough articulated so that the routes are fulfilled at the established times between the municipality of Soledad and Barranquilla ”, assured General Alarcón.
The senior officer explained that he is working hand in hand with the Management of Transmetro. He warned that people have become “anxious” because buses go through stations with established quotasBut “the frequency with which the buses are leaving is going to guarantee that people arrive to work on time”.
Regarding the gradual exits of people to the streets of the city, either for activities or physical activities or going out to work, Alarcón pointed out that compliance with established decrees will continue. “The measure of the ‘peak and identity card’ will continue to be met, in that sense we will establish in the places with the greatest influx of athletes that are determined in the city. A police service is also arranged to guarantee not only security, but to ensure that people do so in accordance with the provisions of the regulations, “said the general.
There are 250 companies with registered protocols
The restart of the activities of construction companies and manufacturing industry in Barranquilla and the Atlantic was carried out in a normal way, as assured by the Secretary of Economic Development of the District, Ricardo Plata, who explained that to date there are 250 companies that have presented before the District its declaration of self-compliance with biosafety protocols.
“We calculate that the companies that were reactivated today moved between 2,500 and 5,000 workers”Said the official, who explained that among them there are MSMEs and large companies. Work has been carried out in coordination with the unions such as Acopi, Andi and Camacol, so that the reopening occurs in the best conditions and with compliance with the protection measures.
“The message is that they take the time that is necessary to ensure the implementation of the protocols,” said Plata. He added that the District will conduct visits to ensure that protocols are followed and that the penalties for failing to do so are severe and range from millions of fines to closing.
For his part. Jorge Segebre, president of the board of directors of Camacol Atlántico, stated that some 100 residential projects ceased activities in Atlántico, complying with social isolation. “On the first day of the revival of the construction sector, Camacol Atlántico identified the launch of some 32 projects in the department, which have been given the task of adapting their facilities to cover security protocols and comply with instructions at the national level, “he added.
Curfew in Soledad
At zero hours the peak and plate began to rule in Soledad. Inhabitants cannot leave their homes from 8:00 p.m. until 5.00 a.m. the next day. The decree eestablishes 41 exceptions related to construction of buildings, manufactures, games of luck and chance, individual outdoor physical activities, repair and purchase of bicycle parts and public parking lots for vehicles.
Other exceptions are related to property appraisals and the operation of family police stations and inspections.. Regarding the development of physical activities outdoors, it can be done by people who are in the age range of 18 to 60 years, for a maximum period of one hour, from 7:00 a.m. at 8:00 a.m., only on the days that departure is allowed according to the ‘peak and ID’ established in that municipality.
The person must wear the mask. Carrying out property valuations and carrying out title studies that have as their object the constitution of guarantees before entities supervised by the Financial Superintendence of Colombia will also be exempt.
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