The project will connect more than 30 sectors in the metropolitan area of the city, impacting nearly one million inhabitants.
SANTO DOMINGO.-The Dominican government on Thursday presented the call for bids for the Santo Domingo Metropolitan Train, a project announced by the President of the Republic as part of the Integrated Transportation System of Santo Domingo (SIT Sto. Dgo.).
Through a publication made by the Trust for the Development of the Mass Transit System of the Dominican Republic (Fitram), interested parties “duly domiciled in the Dominican Republic” are invited to submit proposals in the National Public Bidding Procedure for the Construction of Infrastructure for the Metropolitan Train of Santo Domingo.
Bids must be submitted in physical format no later than 11 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at the Fitram offices, a press release highlights.
The Santo Domingo Metropolitan Train is part of the Integrated Transportation System (SIT) of Santo Domingo. In its first phase, it will connect the Las Américas International Airport with the Olympic Center, integrated with Lines 1 and 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro, giving access to more than 500,000 new users to the mass transit system.
This system will connect Santo Domingo East with the National District via the Juan Bosch-Duarte Bridge, completing access to the urban and suburban sectors within the project's area of influence, such as: in the National District, Miraflores, Gazcue, Villa Francisca, San Lázaro, Mejoramiento Social, Domingo Savio, Borojol and the Colonial City; and in Santo Domingo East, Villa Duarte, Los Mameyes, Marquetería, Oxigeno, Ensanche Ozama, Villa Faro, Invivenda, Los Frailes I and II, Juan López, Brisa Oriental, Hipódromo, La Ureña, Marbella, Ciudad Juan Bosch, Campo Lindo, Villa Panamericana, ITLA, Boca Chica and the Las Américas International Airport, impacting a population of approximately one million inhabitants.
The stations in the National District will be:
E1 Central Terminal at the Olympic Center
E2 Central Bank at the National Police Headquarters
E3 National Palace on 30 de Marzo Avenue
E4 Duarte and Paris in Villa Francisca
Stations in Santo Domingo East:
E5 Columbus Lighthouse on Americas Avenue with Spain Avenue
E6 Darío Contreras near Sabana Larga Avenue
E7 Parque del Este on San Vicente Avenue near Maquiteria
E8 Terminal del Este on Ecológica Avenue
E9 Los Tres Ojos
E10 Charles de Gaulle Avenue
E11 Los Frailes
E12 Brisa Oriental
E13 V Centenario Racetrack
E14 Juan Bosch City
E15 Santo Domingo Ring Road
E16 Campo Lindo
E17 Pan-American Village
E18 ITLA
E19 Boca Chica Terminal in La Caleta
E20 AILA Airport Terminal
About the Integrated Transportation System of Santo Domingo (SIT Sto. Dgo.)
The Integrated Transportation System of Santo Domingo (SIT-SD) is an initiative that addresses the problems of saturation and congestion in the city's mobility by incorporating new modes of transportation with the goal of adding more than one million users to public transportation and reducing private vehicle traffic on our avenues.
It includes the physical, technological and tariff integration of different mass transit modes, including the Santo Domingo Tram, line 3 of the Santo Domingo Cable Car that will operate in Santo Domingo West, the Santo Domingo Metropolitan Train, the San Cristóbal Train, the incorporation of urban interchanges, as well as the construction of 3 urban bus terminals.
These projects, combined with traffic management and land-use planning measures, are part of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), which aims to increase productivity, improve connectivity, save travel time, reduce the overall cost of transport, and eliminate 50% of the CO2 produced by motor vehicles, thereby improving the quality of life for citizens and the urban environment.
Their investment will total approximately US$3.2 billion in Santo Domingo's mass transit system, with the public sector contributing around US$2 billion, funds allocated in the multi-year budget. This represents the largest investment in mobility ever made in the Dominican Republic and the entire Caribbean region, building a modern, transparent, and participatory model.
These measures for territorial integration and urban reform establish the strategic investments that the Dominican State has prioritized to achieve territorial organization and land use that allows the development of the mass transit network to reduce the indiscriminate use of private vehicles in the main metropolitan centers.
