United Left (IU) of Santander has pointed out the urgency in beginning “as soon as possible” the installation of the TUS canopieswhich, finally, They have a plan and a budget for this purpose. This Monday, the The Economy Commission has approved a credit of 585,518.61 euros to install 43 shelters at some of the 126 public transport stops that remain outdoors in Santander. “We positively value this progress just a month after we brought the issue to the plenary session and reminded them that the purchase of these facilities dates back a year, but we have had to adapt this extraordinary credit because in the current budget year an item was not contemplated. that would cover these jobs,” said the training councilor, Keruin Martínez.
“The The TUS Management itself regrets the lack of a specific and determined investment for the works necessary to comply with this social demand, which they themselves recognize is reiterated over time.”explained the councilor, in reference to the needs report that the TUS sent to justify the approval of the extraordinary item.
“IT IS NECESSARY TO ACT AS SOON AS SOON”
That’s why, “now that we have managed to unblock the situation after a year of paralysis”Martínez has urged the Government team to “The installation of these 43 canopies will be done as soon as possible, given the dates and the weather that is approaching with the arrival of winter.”. “We live in a northern city and, as such, the rains and wind are our companions for several months,” he recalled. Likewise, he has added the need to cover neighborhoods and areas “that have been, until now, totally abandoned in this matter.” After the last meetings last week with residents of Monte, “where there are sections where they do not have even a proper sidewalk”, and for whom public transport is, precisely, more urgent than ever, Martínez has confirmed, once more, which is one of the complaints that neighbors make the most. “And there are lines where you don’t even see a marquee until they get closer to the center of the city.”
THE CANOPIES WERE ACQUIRED ONE YEAR AGO
The point is that the Municipal Transport Service (SMTU) has already acquired the canopies that will be installed in 2023and that hhave been waiting for installation in warehouses. “We are a year late in starting the conditioning of the areas with the greatest difficulties, which is a shame, because In some places work will have to be doneand we have no more time to lose,” Martínez lamented. Therefore, has asked in the Economy Commission, in which the budget item has been approved, both for the deadlines that are managed and for the locations of this first remittance.
Finally, Martínez celebrated that an item has been approved to intervene on the pavement in the TUS garages“which is necessary to adapt, given the recent accidents among workers”, but recalled that it is necessary to intervene “in all the facilities, because there are several places that put the safety of employees at risk, as we have already denounced” .
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