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Integrated Transit Authority outlines train, bus and ferry plans; four new ferries funded 100% by federal grants
Summary
Autoridad de Transporte Integrado (ATI) told the House budget committee it is preparing to receive train assets, roll out a new fare system pilot, expand services for riders with disabilities and is acquiring four federally funded passenger ferries for Vieques and Culebra.
Josué L. Menéndez Agosto, executive director of the Autoridad de Transporte Integrado de Puerto Rico (ATI), told the House Commission on Hacienda y Presupuesto that ATI is preparing to receive transferred assets for the Tren Urbano and intermodal services and is advancing several modernization efforts across rail, bus and maritime modes.
Menéndez detailed system components: the Tren Urbano (17.2 kilometers with 16 stations), a bus network (about 32 routes in the metropolitan area plus intermunicipal lines), intermodal terminals and maritime ferry services connecting Ceiba with Vieques and Culebra as well as metropolitan water routes. He said the authority’s mission is to develop an integrated multimodal system that makes public transport a first choice for mobility in Puerto Rico.
Ferries and maritime service ATI witnesses told the committee that four new large ferries are under construction and will be covered 100% with…
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