During the first 11 months of the year, the Urban Train has moved a record-breaking 10 million passengers, Transportation Secretary Rubén Hernández-Gregorat said.
As several of the island’s main toll plazas prepare to go completely cashless on Saturday, the Department of Transportation and Public Works announced that, for the first time, trucks will be allowed to use the “AutoExpreso” electronic payment system.
Saying the private sector is as responsible as the government for ensuring that transportation infrastructure is in good shape, Orlando Gotay, the highest-ranked Puerto Rican in the U.S. Department of Transportation, urged “more action and participation” from them, as well as regular citizens, in the decision-making process to address Puerto Rico’s present and future needs.
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