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“We are studying it, for now not [regresaría el pico y placa] because we do not want to put pressure on the occupation of public transport and the levels of congestion are not higher than before the pandemic ”, reported the Mobility secretary.
The secretary of that area stated that detailed studies of the volume of traffic are being carried out in the city, but that for now the return of the pick and plate.
“We continue to analyze volumes and speeds; we are doing a thorough analysis to determine how is the average speed of the entire city and how it is in the 14 main corridors ”, explained Estupiñán, in statements collected by Pulzo.
Added that in rush hour it is still showing how the average speed is 3 or 4% faster than the one existing in the weeks prior to confinement by the coronavirus pandemic.
However, on the main roads of the city things are getting worse. “In the 14 main corridors, the average speed is already below what we had in the weeks prior to confinement,” said the official.
Despite not giving an exact date, stressed that comprehensive analyzes will continue “To see when and how the peak and plate would return.”
The statements of the Secretary of Mobility of Bogota They come hours after Caracol Radio reported that the return of the measure would already be practically decreed.
That radio frequency even detailed that the measure would also be extended to Saturdays, in the ranges from 6:00 to 8:30 in the morning and from 3:00 in the afternoon to 7:30 at night.
Although the station said that the decree would be signed “in the next few days,” it did not give an exact date for the formal return of the measure. It also did not detail whether the alleged changes would be provisional or could be maintained until after the health emergency.
The peak and plaque in Bogotá has been suspended since April, when the first quarantine in Colombia, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. With the reactivation of the economy, more people are allowed to leave during the week and, therefore, more vehicles are passing through the city.
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