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The addition of three buses, one of them supporting contingency, increasing the number of drivers, the daily maintenance of vehicles, opening an office in the Cultural Center and placement of times in the marquees, some of the measures taken after the municipalization of the service.

The Councillor for Transport of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has reported that "in just three months since the July 16 the concessionaire bus service stopped making this management and this happened to municipal hands, have come making several improvements thanks to which we have managed to increase by 12% the number of travelers before rising to urban lines. "

Bayonas explained that "specifically in these three months the technicians have done a comprehensive analysis of the four buses that made up the fleet, making the necessary improvements that could be repaired and replaced two others who were in an irreparable state. In addition, we have added another bus fleet that allows us to replace any of the vehicles in the event of any incident occurring or are undergoing maintenance, carried the day. "

The mayor stressed that "we have also strengthened the staff of drivers with two drivers, which together with the other measures help us better meet the schedule, which is now also available on all the marquees along with the itinerary of public transport lines ".

All these initiatives have enabled if the annual average traveler was about 36,000 a month since management has gone directly to municipal hands (although they have largely coincided with the summer months before in which not only reduced residents in the city, but in August the rate increases) have posted an average of 40,200 monthly, so that the Consistory is confident that the trend in the number of users continues to improve.

"These measures have also improved the working conditions of the employees of this service, which now charge a day and can have no problem holidays due to them," he stressed the council.

Another improvement that have been launched by the Department of Transport has been the opening of an office travel medicine clinic in the basement of the Cultural Center of the City, in which citizens about the itineraries Reportedly, schedules, fares and bonds, which have been put up for sale this month especially for students, for 20 euros working to go to schools days, and for travelers in the overall rate, they can get for 30 euros per month unlimited travel in these buses.

It also has changed the bus schedule so that hospital workers have more opportunities to get in their working hours, both morning and afternoon shift.

Finally, Juan Miguel Bayonas explained that "we have used the makeover of urban lines, which now looks white and blue colors as identification of our city, so that the various departments of the City Council can advertise without cost to city coffers , so as you can see images of the castle, poster or logo SEPOR 'what we embroider'. in this way we are improving the social cost-effectiveness of this service to the citizens. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca