The initiative opens up the possibility of hybrid, electric transport, including passenger trains, according to authorities who dare to look for alternatives in a country that receives 112,000 units every year to increase the number of vehicles, 1.6 million , moving in a geography of only 20,000 square kilometers.
The ability to include hybrid transportation, the mix of electricity and a combustion process, as well as trains, is among the features of the new system that President Nayib Bukele’s government envisages for the country.
The proposed law provides that hybrid transport or the use of trains can be included, as this will be the modality that will carry the largest number of passengers, without neglecting in the future the development of the cable car, an initiative that is taking place in a country of Mountains are popular Bolivia set up a chair in peace.
The current regulations initially did not intend to include electric propulsion and only recognize animal propulsion and combustion propulsion.
Modernity is knocking on the country’s doors with the new norm, as units must be no more than 15 years old and must be kept in optimal conditions for public service, sector ministry sources say.
In order to improve the situation of the population and its displacement, transport facilities for motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles and ATVs will be included, but also any other model created in the future that can be included as a means of transport in private or public spheres, experts point out .
According to legislative sources, the Public Works Commission of the National Assembly has issued the relevant positive opinion and is awaiting its approval in plenary.
The traffic situation in the country is critical due to congestion during rush hours and the need to develop formulas to improve the mobility of the population in regions such as the capital, where 549,558 vehicles are on the road, followed by the department of La Libertad with 204 thousand 442.
This great vehicular mobility is prompting authorities to look at alternatives, including smart traffic lights around the city, to speed up movement in areas with the most traffic.
But as in many cities around the world, Salvadorans are being forced to modernize their means of transport, either by investing in trains or the so-called subways or in cable cars, to solve this popular pressure.
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