He Trust for the Development of the System Transport Massive from the Dominican Republic (FITRAM) announced the cancellation of the bidding process for the construction of infrastructure Train Metropolitan of Santo Domingo. The decision is made with the objective of rethinking the project under the model of alliance public-private (APP), in accordance with current regulations that allow collaboration between the public and private sectors for the financing of strategic projects.
In his statement, the FITRAM explained that the new strategy seeks to optimize the availability of resources and guarantee more efficient execution of the project, taking advantage of the advantages of public-private alliances.
He reported that during the bidding processseveral interested from different countries expressed their interest and ability to invest, “which demonstrates the potential to attract investment external” in the development of this important infrastructure.
The transition towards a alliance public-private or concession is aligned with government policies to finance priority projects that improve the quality of the transport in the Dominican capital and reflects the flexibility of the government in the search for financial models that allow sustainable progress in the construction of the health system. transport massivesays the institution.
In this sense, in the coming months the Governmentthrough the Fitramwill promote a “roadshow” to capture interested and evaluate the mechanisms that allow progress in this project of the Train Metropolitanwhich is a priority for the Dominican State, to overcome the mobility conditions faced by the city.
The institution reported that they will be promoting the initiative under the mechanisms that allow the trust the structuring technical, legal and financial of the project.
About him Train Metropolitan of Holy Sunday
He Train Metropolitan of Santo Domingo is part of the System Integrated of Transport (SIT) of Holy Sunday.
In its first phase it will connect the Airport International of the Americas with the Olympic Center, integrated into Lines 1 and 2 of the Metro of Holy Sundaygiving access to more than 500 thousand new users to the transport massive.
This system connects through the Juan Bosch – Duarte Bridge, to Holy Sunday East with the National District, completing access to the sectors urban and suburban areas that occur in the area of influence of the project, thus impacting a population of nearly one million inhabitants.
Among the sectors that are found in the area of the project are:
- In the National District: Miraflores, Gazcue, Villa Francisca, San Lázaro, Social Improvement, Sunday Savio, Borojol and Colonial City.
- In Holy Sunday East: Villa Duarte, Los Mameyes, Marquetería, Oxígeno, Ensanche Ozama, Villa Faro, Invivienda, Los Frailes I and II, Juan López, Brisa Oriental, Hipódromo, La Ureña, Marbella, Ciudad Juan Bosch, Campo Lindo, Villa Panamericana, ITLA , Boca Chica and the Airport International of the Americas.
