The European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) support the Dominican Republic in implementing the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago with loans and grants exceeding 138 million euros.
According to the local publication Diario Libre, AFD has invested 128 million euros in technical assistance with experts in mass transportation such as the Santo Domingo Metro and cable cars.
The plan also strengthens and develops the capacity of line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro, including the expansion of its five elevated stations to improve capacity and the purchase of additional rail cars.
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Since 2017, the European Union, through its funds, has facilitated the country with 10 million euros in either concessionary terms or donations, used for studies aimed at improving sustainable mobility.
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In a second phase of cooperation, 10 million euros are allocated to urban mobility achieved through agreements with the Government.
Katja Afheldt, the EU Ambassador in the country, informed that the EU funds studies on collective transport, digital transition, social transition, integrated fare systems, electromobility, and the Integrated Transport System in Santo Domingo and Santiago.
The EU supported Intrant in restructuring bus corridors in Greater Santo Domingo, including the formalization of the corridors. It also works on designing a road plan for Greater Santo Domingo and a feasibility analysis for an electric bus corridor.
The second phase of EU cooperation, with another 10 million euros, includes studies for the construction of the Metropolitan Train connecting Greater Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal.
Part of the EU’s work in the country is to mobilize and promote investments from European public and private funds and support its Dominican partner in improving transportation, as well as facilitating the triple transition: digital, green, and social with European technology.
