After 11 o’clock on Sunday morning, the president Luis Abinader carried out the first dynamic test with passengers in the monorail of Santiago.
During the routewhich covered about two kilometers from the San Lorenzo station to the Espaillat extension, Abinader expressed his satisfaction with the project progress and its impact on the city of Santiago.
“This system of monorailthe most modern in the entire region, has the latest technology for the transport massive, which will allow Santiago continue to grow economically and become a benefit for everyone,” said the president after completing the route.
The president stressed that the monorail Not only will it improve the quality of life of the people of Santiago, but it will also be essential for the economic development of the country.
“A transport Quality mass production is essential for the economic development of any society. And that is what we are doing in Santiagothe heart and capital city of the entire region, where there are key industries, not only for the region, but for the entire country,” he said.
He valued the connection of the monorail with other infrastructures of transportstressing the importance of an integrated system for the urban development.
“This project will be complemented by the cable car for the western area of Santiagowhich will allow Santiago residents to move efficiently around the city. When complete, the monorail will cover 14 kilometers from Cienfuegos to Beijing in just 25 minutes,” he said.
About the monorail
He monorail of Santiago It is a system of transport high-speed railway technologydesigned to transport up to 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction and 200,000 passengers daily in the city of Santiago of the Knights.
It will run on a structure of reinforced concrete beams, known as monovigas, along a 13.2-kilometer viaduct that will connect the Cienfuegos and Beijing sectors.
As of July 2024, 53.39% of the project had been executed. total budget of 61,207 million pesos allocated to the work, which is equivalent to an expenditure of 32,675 million pesos.
The project includes 15 monorail trains Innovia 300, each with four carriages and ability for 580 passengers, distributed in 145 passengers per car.
The system will move to a maximum speed of 80 km/h, with intervals between trains of 180 seconds, achieving a route between Cienfuegos and Beijing in approximately 25 minutes.
This development will directly impact more than 500,000 citizensgenerating benefits such as a 30% reduction in expenditure transportreduced congestion, increased productivity and lower environmental impactthe government assures.
During the routehe president Abinader was accompanied by the Minister of the Presidency, Joel Santos; the senator of SantiagoEduardo Estrella; and Jhael Isa, executive director of the Trust for the Development of the Mass Transportation System (Fitram), who highlighted the project progress as planned.
To date, 2,845 piles have been completed, out of a total of 4,034, and 449 piers, out of a total of 759. In addition, 9.8 kilometers of beams have been manufactured, of which 5.1 kilometers have already been installed.
Officials consulted gave their opinion on the importance of the work, indicating that it not only represents a significant improvement in the infrastructure of transportbut also promises to reduce spending on transportreduce the time of route in 20 minutes and increase productivity, all while minimizing the environmental impact.
The opening It is planned for December of this year or the first quarter of 2025.
