All new buses will be used as fuel gas clean
The 114 employees will continue working Latbus for the new contractor, thus ensuring the maintenance of these jobs
The Joint Venture Company (JV) Transport of Murcia, composed of Martin Ruiz and Fernanbus be responsible for managing the six bus lines from 1 October, date to be operational in the new contract.
This is the group of companies that submitted the most economically advantageous tender to the four that were submitted to the contest.
Plans to invest 11.2 million euros and reach 36.2 million travelers in the ten-year duration of the concession.
Importantly, the entire fleet of buses that service will be incorporated into the new, adapted and accessible and will use CNG as fuel, a gas which will cut CO2 by 25% Murcia.
The City shall provide a grant of 2.8 million euros each award year -28,000,000 total.
Other companies proposing up to 57 million municipal contribution.
The Governing Board has today approved the award of the management of public transport service on which the Councillor for Traffic and Transport, Javier Iniesta, said that as of October 1, urban transport will be a interconnected service with good frequency and effective.
Special emphasis is made on the fact that in the specification establishes the subrogation of the 114 people currently working in the service, while the dealer is the responsibility of all investments, amortization and financial expenses necessary to meet provisions.
On the other hand it is interesting to note that the facility will be located in the Center for Integrated Transport Industrial Estate San Gines, where he installed a station supplying natural gas itself.
Both facilities will revert to the City Council within 10 years.
The new grant of municipal bus lines provides five key objectives:
- Any Murcia will have a bus stop within a distance of 300 meters
- The service will be operational 17 hours a day
- The frequency shall not exceed ten minutes during peak hours (from 7.30 to 9.30; from 13.30 to 15.30, and 18.30 to 21 hours) and 20 minutes in the remaining hours.
- Any origin-destination trip, 1-sector-town, shall be made up of transhipment
- The public transport system bus will be coordinated with other public transportation in the municipality.
All vehicles will be adapted for the disabled, with ramps automatic and manual, and low platform.
Will also have panels in which visual and audible alert to the following stops and space reserved for wheelchairs or prams.
The contract will run until June 2022.
This will create a transportation network that links and strengthens connections between the major attractions of Murcia travel.
Thus, the new model is set on five buses:
- Line two-way circular: circle line to the right direction. - Plaza Circular, Ronda de Levante, Av May Day, May Day Bridge, Lope de Vega, Alberto Sevilla Street, Barn Lane, Mount Carmel Avenue, Pius Baroja, Painter Almela Costa, Pintor Pedro Flores, Industry Street, Avenue Juan Antonio Perea, Floridablanca Street, Alameda de Colón, Antonio Hernandez of Eagle Bridge Mayor Miguel Caballero, Lieutenant Flomesta Paseo, San Francisco flat, Juan de la Cierva, San Andrew, St. Anton, Plaza Castilla, North Ring Avenue, General Primo de Rivera, square Circular.
Sense circular line to the left. - Plaza Circular, General Primo de Rivera Avenue, North Ring Road, San Anton, Juan de la Cierva, Painter Sobejano, Old Bridge, Canalejas Avenue, Alameda de Colón, Floridablanca Street, Plaza Engineer John la Cierva, Juan Antonio Perea Av, Industry Street, Pintor Pedro Flores, Painter Almela Costa, Av Pio Baroja, Mount Carmel, Barn Lane, Alberto Sevilla, Puente May Day, May Day Avenue, Ronda de Levante, Plaza Circular.
- Ray 14: Plaza Circular, Av Juan Carlos I, Avenue of the Pines, Cycling Mariano Rojas, Royal Academy of Medicine, Duke of Lugo Paseo, Federico Garcia Lorca, Muñoz Pedrero, Commander Mariano Tejera, Av Miguel de Cervantes, Plaza de Castilla, Round North, General Primo de Rivera Avenue, Plaza Circular, Constitution Avenue, Gran Via sculptor Salzillo, Jara Carrillo, Plaza San Julián, Sagasta Street, Plaza San Antolin Garcia Alix Street, San Andres Dr. Jesus Quesada Sanz, Mariano Montesinos, the Olma, Mariano Rotated, St. Teresa, sculptor Salzillo Gran Vía, Plaza Circular.
- Ray 17: Railway Station El Carmen, Industry Street, Pintor Pedro Flores, Painter Almela Costa, Av Pio Baroja, Willow Street, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Santa Joaquina de Vedruna, Avenida Infante Juan Manuel, Bridge Hospital, Av Mayor Jorge Palacios, Antonio Torrecillas Street, Pastor Martinez Conesa, Av of Fame, street Antwerp, Joselito, Bishop Frutos, President Loustau, Plaza Juan XXIII, Rector Av Loustau, Antonete Galvez, Maestro Javier Paulino, Ceuta, Puerta de Orihuela, Round Garay, La Gloria, Av of Fame, Luis Fontes Pagán, Felipe Marin Fuentes, Mayor Jorge Palacios Avenue Bridge Hospital, Avenida Infante Juan Manuel, Princess Street, Plaza González Conde Floridablanca street, Avenida Juan Antonio Perea , Railway Station Carmen.
- Ray 20: Plaza Circular, Ronda de Levante, May First Avenue, Avenida de Alicante, Molina de Segura Street, Mill Lane Nelva, Avenida del Rocío, Isla Cristina, Alicante Avenue, Ronda de Levante, Av Juan de Bourbon, Av of the Spanish Navy, Navigator Juan Fernandez Loaysa Almirante, Ibn cArabi, Av de los Pinos, Calle Miguel de Unamuno, Sierra espartal, Round North, General Primo de Rivera Avenue, Plaza Circular.
- Ray 80: Florence Walk, Orchard Street, Pius XII, Tower of Romo, Painter Almela Costa, Av Pio Baroja, Bridge Hospital, Paseo de Garay, street Ceballos, Isidoro de la Cierva, Alejandro Seiquer, Merced, Santo Cristo, New Gate, Lieutenant General Gutierrez Mellado, Alfonso X the Wise, Plaza Circular, Constitution Avenue, Gran Via sculptor Salzillo, Lieutenant Flomesta Paseo, Paseo Garay, Bridge Hospital, Av Pio Baroja, Painter Almela Costa, Tower Romo, Pius XII, Calle Morera, Countess Lane, Florence Walk.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia