translated from Spanish: Ministry of Transport announced that buses will depart until 20 hours on Thursday

The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) announced the Contingency Plan for this afternoon, which envisages a strengthening of buses from 16:00 hours. To safeguard the safety of drivers and service users, the last departures of the buses will be at 20:00 hours. For this reason, people were advised to “take the necessary measures and plan their return home in advance.” The MTT detailed that this afternoon it will be 90 buses that will provide support services to Metro and that will allow users of the communes of Puente Alto, La Florida, La Cisterna and Maipú to have greater alternatives to reach the Metro stations that are operating. These support services work in addition to regular services that also offer coverage to this sector. These support routes will be carried out by buses of the system, which also allows to suspend the operation of intercity buses. In case of agglomerations, additional support services will be activated. The tours of support to Metro, extensions and the usual services will have the last dispatches at 20:00 hours this Thursday 28 November. The possibility of activating buses through the main avenues of the capital will be evaluated once the operation is complete, and depending on how the demonstrations develop and how clear the roads are, the possibility of activating buses through the main avenues of the capital: Apoquindo – Providencia – Alameda – los Pajaritos; Nataniel Cox – Grand Avenue – Plaza San Bernardo; and Av. Independencia – Vespucio Norte – Recoleta – Vespucio Norte – Independencia.The schedules indicated above will be evaluated during the afternoon and will be informed if there are any changes in the closing times of trades. It will all depend on how the demonstrations develop and how clear the tracks are.

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