more than half of the buses unused 2024-03-07 05:31:51

more than half of the buses unused
 2024-03-07 05:31:51

The Cuban government, through its Ministry of Transportation, confirmed this week through official media that there is a transportation crisis in Havana, due, among other reasons, to the fact that more than half of the guaguas (buses) are unusable.

According to the newspaper Granma, Havana is suffering a serious public transportation crisis, with more than half of the buses out of service. Of the 561 buses that should be circulating daily, only 252 are available, which represents a deficit of 55%.

Yunier de la Rosa Hernández, general director of Transportation of Havana, confirmed the situation during the annual balance of the Ministry of Transportation (MITRANS). The Provincial Transportation Company of the capital has 309 pieces of equipment paralyzed, which significantly affects the mobility of citizens.

This crisis adds to other deficiencies in Havana’s public transportation system, such as lack of fuel, the poor condition of the streets and the age of the vehicles.

Transportation crisis once more in Havana

As expected, the situation has generated great discontent among the population, who are forced to wait long hours to be able to board a bus, there is talk of more than four hours of waiting at the stops, in search of a bus or transportation. that moves them to their workplaces or homes.

As if that were not enough, private transporters raised the price of their tickets in Havana, as a result of the government’s fuel increase. This increase has had a direct impact on the cost of transportation, with an increase in the price of tickets for private transportation.

An example occurred in the municipality of Centro Habana, where private transporter Rafael Alba Macías confirmed that the price of a liter of diesel has reached 250 pesos in national currency. So they raised the rates up to 100 pesos in some places.

So far, the authorities have not yet announced concrete measures to solve the public transportation crisis in Havana.

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