Mayor Carolina Cosse reached an agreement with the Cutcsa company, which includes the transfer of a property for the shippers.
Montevideo will add 90 electric buses and it is estimated that it will have a fleet of 210 by the end of the year, after an agreement between the Municipality and the Uruguayan Bus Transport Company SA (Cutcsa), in 2024 where it is expected that the passenger transport reach the levels prior to pandemic.
The agreement was signed by the mayor Carolina Cosse and the president of the company, Juan Salgado, a few weeks after the issuance of debt to finance the purchase of another 90 vehicles with the same characteristics.
The agreement includes the transfer of part of the IM of a property that will be used to install electric chargers, of which 30% will be allocated to the rest of the companies in the capital’s transportation system. In parallel, Cutcsa committed to guaranteeing the accessibility on the sidewalks of Valladolid street, between Jacobo Varela and José Batlle y Ordóñez.
When referring to the agreement, cosse He stressed that “this is good for Montevideo and good for the neighbors in the area”, while Salgado He highlighted the loan by pointing out that “if we didn’t have the space to do it, we couldn’t move forward.”
In this way, it is estimated that the departmental government will end up with about 210 electric units, counting all companies, a figure that represents more than 10% of the fleet.
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The new vehicles join the tourist buses
Besides, cosse days ago it presented the award by the same company for six electric tourist buses, that will begin to circulate from June of this year, with the aim of increasing the arrival of foreigners and strengthening the internal tourism.
The new service will have six double-deck electric units, a total of 60 seats and a semi-convertible upper deck. Additionally, you will have a differentiated rate for foreigners and another for residents, who may pay with the STM card.
Source: Ambito
