The management of the Iribarren Metropolitan Transit and Transportation Authority categorically rejected the actions carried out in the morning hours of this Monday, December 12, where apparently, representatives of routes 3, 17, 12, 13, 15 attempted against order public in three points of the city of Barquisimeto.
The sources of disturbance occurred on the Cují-Tamaca road at the height of the police school, Florencio Jiménez avenue, entrance to Cerritos Blanco, and on Lara avenue, in front of Saime, where shouting slogans they tried to lower the passengers and damage the units. who were active in the city.
Nelson Torcate, director of the Amtt, confirmed that “This Monday morning, unruly groups tried to alter the daily development of public transport activities, it must be clarified that it is not a problem of ticket fare but of public order to destabilize the country and they are carrying out pilot tests in Lara state.
He clarified that, from his rostrum, he will guarantee the peace and tranquility of users and carriers, which is why he makes a general call for calm and to wait for the working groups that are currently taking place in Caracas to be announced to to be able to know the next amounts of the rates that will come into force when appropriate.
In the same way, he explained that so far a total of 300 carriers have been penalized with a fine ranging between 2 and 3.5 petros for not complying with the amount of the price.
Torcate indicated that, “before any administrative sanction, a criminal action will be preceded to guarantee order. Next, the revocation of the permits that have been granted to the carriers that have joined these actions.”
dialogue tables
In the morning, a meeting was held with the presidents of the 13 carrier groups who unanimously reject the acts of vandalism that took place in the city. “It is not a claim action of passage” ratified Torcate
It was possible to know that the carriers devised a proposal to talk with the users and request a conscious payment, likewise Torcate asserted that this call from the automotive union does not imply an increase in the fare.
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“Dialogues and compensatory measures have been carried out in conjunction with the government and the Iribarren mayor’s office, where not only with the increase in fares can the concerns of carriers be resolved, but also to the extent of lowering their costs, as well as financing of tires and the service stations that supply fuel to the public transport units.” I point out the president of the Amtt.
call for calm
Torcate found that, “the amount at the national level according to the Official Gazette of October 6, 2022, is 2.50 bolivars, although at its publication, the ticket in Barquisimeto was already at 3 bolivars. An increase in the fare has not been authorized, therefore, the same in the urban area and 4 bolivars in the suburban area. Likewise, it made available to citizens a telephone number to make complaints 0414-9518682 of on price in the same.”
Márquez/ Lorenzo – Barquisimeto News