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The Councilors of Transport and Contracting of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas and Juan Francisco Martínez, respectively, have informed this morning of the evolution of the process of awarding the public transport service of Lorca, which is in the bidding phase and To which two companies have been submitted.
Juan Miguel Bayonas explained that "among the general characteristics of the new urban bus service it is worth noting that a new vehicle joins those already in operation today. Among the fleet are a low floor minibus of maximum 8 meters with 12 Seats plus 9 seats for users and a wheelchair, another low floor minibus with a maximum of 8.5 meters with 15 seats plus 14 seats for users and a wheelchair, and 3 low floor buses with a maximum of 10.5 meters Have 23 seats plus capacity for 60 seats and wheelchair each. "
The Councilor for Transport added that "in addition, a system of cancellating vending machines will be implemented that will allow the reloading of cards through 5 points that will be installed in strategic areas of the city such as the Bus Station, Ovalo, Apolonia neighborhood, Hospital and Parque Almenara Shopping Center, and there will also be the possibility of recharging via the internet. "
Bayonne has indicated that "8 new lines will be created apart from the 3 existing ones, which will be:
Line 4. Oval Santa Quiteria.
There will be 11 routes from Monday to Friday every hour.
Line 5. Oval Historical Center.
There will be 6 daily trips.
Line 6. Oval Castle.
There will be 5 trips from Monday to Friday.
Line 7. Oval Diputación de Tercia.
There will be 8 routes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Line 8. Oval Diputación de Marchena.
There will be 8 routes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Line 9. Oval Diputación de Río.
There will be 8 routes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Line 10. Oval Diputación de Cazalla.
There will be 8 routes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Line 11. Oval Industrial Polygon Torrecilla.
There will be 4 routes from Monday to Friday.
It should be noted that the three lines currently serving, have already been implemented improvements since the City Council was obliged to assume the provision of the service.
In this sense, Line 1 that goes from the Apolonia neighborhood to the Hospital Rafael Mendez performs 30 daily trips with a frequency of 30 minutes to give greater coverage to the Hospital workers.
Line 2 runs from the district of Apolonia to the Parque Almenara Shopping Center, and serves 14 expeditions per day per hour.
Line 3 communicates the center of the city, Ovalo, with the Social Local of Campillo carrying out 12 routes from Monday to Friday every hour.
It is important to note that the frequencies are multiplied by two, since it is the round trip, and the lines 3 through 11 can be modified depending on the demand of users.
The Edil de Transportes stated that "in terms of rates, with this new service, will create a special bonus" Base Sport ", in addition will also establish a new stop in the neighborhood line Apolonia Hospital Rafael Méndez to facilitate the displacement of children Lorca to the sports facilities of La Torrecilla ".
Juan Miguel Bayonas has indicated that "for the Department of Transport is also very important that all citizens are informed of how much time the bus passes or where it is headed. That is why a mobile APP will be made that will contain all the information And the estimated time of arrival at the bus stops, among other things. There will also be a municipal web page that will contain all the information related to urban transport in the city. Buses will have information panels and 2 external information screens will be placed at the headwaters of line 1 (Rafael Méndez Hospital) and 2 (Parque Almenara Shopping Center).
Juan Francisco Martínez, for his part, has reported that "the differences with the old urban transport documents are more than remarkable, and it should be noted, among other things, that schedules and frequencies are modifiable according to general interests; Stoppages can be modified at the discretion of the City Council, number and site, a commission for monitoring and control of services, as well as monthly reports and an annual working memory, will be created. New and will not be able to reach more than 15 years in operation, being in this sense the maximum time of activity of the vehicles of substitution of 12. Finally, new lines have been included that give coverage to the Industrial Polygon Torrecilla, Rio, Cazalla, Marchena, Tercia and Castillo, for which all the lines raised are covered, except La Hoya that has concession in force until 2019 ".
The Councilor for Contracting has stressed that "the entire design of this urban public transport service has been accepted by all social partners and associations that are part of the PMUS, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan of Lorca, which is a tool for municipal management for Organize efficiently the different modes of transport that are generated within the city, encouraging those who are more environmentally friendly (on foot, by bike, public transport) and rationalizing the use of motorized transport, especially the car.
Martínez Carrasco, lastly, said that "all these advances are derived from the process put in place by the City Council to tender for the new public transport service Lorca, which counted yesterday with its last meeting in which it was derived that there is a Company can not evaluate its offer because it had violated the rules of presentation, in breach of the rules of Royal Decree 817/2009, of March 8, partially implementing Law 30/2007, of October 30, Contracts of the For this reason, the Bureau of Recruitment, by unanimity of its members, including representatives of the political groups, agreed to reject the proposal of said company being excluded from the process of awarding the contract.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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