New vehicle restriction in Santiago?
Despite criticism, Chile's ministry of transport and communications MTT is proposing to ease bottlenecks in the streets of capital Santiago by issuing a new vehicle restriction along with a daily pass that drivers could purchase to be exempt from it.
The goal of the bill now in congress is to encourage the use of public transport, minister Andrés Gómez-Lobo told local daily Pulso.
Santiago already has vehicle restrictions in place for days when the city declares an air-quality pre-emergency. While beneficial in cutting traffic and pollution levels, the minister said that over time vehicle restrictions alone can become counterproductive, encouraging the purchase of a second vehicle.
In the bill being debated in congress, the value of the daily exempt pass would be based on the value of the vehicle, Gómez-Lobo said. The pass would be charged only on the day the user's vehicle is restricted but still needs to be used.
Gómez-Lobo added that the ministry is implementing three bus corridors on avenues Vicuña Mackenna, which recently began operations; Rinconada and Independencia. The government is also advancing metro lines No. 3 and No. 6, which has recently been announced to be 57% and 79% complete, respectively.
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