The terminal of Three Crosses experiences large movements in the middle of the last long weekend of the year, and they expect that about 5,200 buses will be registered until Tuesday heading to everything Uruguay.
The festive dates at the end of the year are always the scene for an increase in the intensity of movement in Tres Cruces, from people who are already starting their vacations or traveling to spend New Year with family and friends.
Since Friday, this dynamic was seen in the Montevideo terminal, with 1,300 cars operating, of which 60% were heading to the interior of the country, according to the head of the Tres Cruces Control Tower, Pablo Saravíto Underlined.
“We expect that between today and Tuesday the 2nd, inclusive, about 5,200 cars will be registered,” he previously indicated in a statement.
Likewise, he pointed out that “the destinations are varied since there is no marked trend as usually happens, for example, in summer vacations starting in January where an increase in traffic is observed with Punta del Este and “Rocha”.
The greatest movement in the terminal, however, is expected only on January 2, as happens every year, when people returning from the holidays converge with those starting their summer vacations.
Saturday “is also going to be a fairly intense day, until 2 or 3 in the afternoon. On Sunday you have to take certain precautions because services are being cut. Around 7 or 8 p.m. the last services, which are those for shorter distances, those for longer distances are cut around 1 or 2 p.m.,” Saraví clarified.
For Monday, it is expected that there will be 30% of the usual movement at the beginning of the week, around 400 services.
Interdepartmental buses increase
The price of the interdepartmental ticket will begin the year with a new increase of 4.5%, provided by the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), in a decree that bears the signature of the president Luis Lacalle Pou.
Thus, the rate of interdepartmental buses will increase from next Monday, January 1, after the average increase of 3.2% applied in September, under the argument of the increase in the salary agreements.
In this way, the decree establishes that the value of the “passenger-kilometer” rate will be 2,990 pesos for national lines of transportation. short distance; 2,882 pesos for the services of medium and long regional distance; and 2,939 pesos for those of long central distance.
Meanwhile, the prices for the use of the platforms of the Tres Cruces Terminal will remain at 116.64 pesos for buses short distance; 233.29 pesos for those of middle distance; 360.30 pesos for those of long distance; and 440.65 pesos for the international services.
Finally, it enabled transportation companies to charge for shipment 8 pesos for short distance, 17 pesos for medium distance, 26 pesos for long distance and 31 pesos for international services.
Source: Ambito
