On Wednesday morning, Mayor Claudia López presented the new fleet of electric buses that will implement the transport system in the capital of the Republic, this seeks to make up for the absence of traditional routes classified as provisional SITP, thus reinforcing the zonal component of the service routes public in different locations.
The fleet consists of 406 new buses that are segmented into two, since part of the fleet will be buseton-type vehicles with capacity for 50 passengers, while the other segment will be standard vehicles with capacity for 80 passengers. The fleet consists of a total of 271 buses and 135 standards. 213 buses will come into operation next Saturday, April 2 and the remaining 193 on April 23.
The leader of the Bogotanos, welcomed this project and said: “It is a joint effort by Bogotá, the Bogotá and Colombian private sectors, of different international companies that help us modernize our transportation system in the city. Bogotá is one of the few cities in the world that still depends on a bus transport system, the more we improve it, the more the quality of transport, life and mobility will improve throughout the city.” .
The main locations that will benefit from the operation of these modern buses will be: Kennedy, Chapinero, Teusaquillo, San Cristobal, Fontibon Usme, Ciudad Bolivar and Usaquén, guaranteeing the mobility of citizens and the quality of the air they breathe, in a city with a high component of pollution.
In reference to the environmental component, the mayor highlighted that Bogotá stands out to the world with this technological advance, stating: “Here are the taxes of the people of Bogotá, taking this initiative forward for Bogotá, it is a pride to be today in the largest electric yard in Latin America and to have the largest electric fleet of any city in the world, outside China. That is what Bogotá has achieved, thanks to the fact that it set a purpose and fulfilled it, I am happy because this improves the air quality of all citizens in the city.”
The compound of the vehicle fleet is equipped with different technological elements that benefit both drivers and passengers, as users will find USB ports for charging mobile phones, GPS, information screens and communication speakers, and all buses will have microphones for communication direct with the control center, in turn, an important point is the benefit for people with different abilities, since they will have special access platforms.
Both for the assembly of the vehicles and for the entry into operation of this new fleet, more than 1000 formal jobs were generated through the Green Mobile concessionaire and Marcopolo, the company responsible for bodybuilding the automotive chassis, in addition to this, Álvaro Rengifo, manager of TransMilenio, points out that gender parity was prioritized in this project, since many women were employed in both the administrative and operational parts.
The new buses that will come into operation on Saturday, April 2, comprise the following routes:
KG311: Big Bridge — Bosa San Jose
KB314: Las Brisas — Code
KH318: Las Brisas — Uval
KH327: Big Bridge — Las Acacias
KL331: Las Brisas — New Delhi
KL325: Las Brisas — Laches (El Dorado)
The remaining fleet that will be annexed next April 23, will do so on the following routes:
KA308: Big Bridge — El Tuno
KB326: Prado Grande — Unicentro
KL312: Las Brisas — Moralba
KA324: The Refuge — Perseverance
KL329: Las Brisas — San Martin de Loba
KL328: Puerta de Teja — Avenida 1 de Mayo Station
KH317: Airport — Tunal Shopping Center
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