translated from Spanish: Metropolitan Region: Vehicular flow increased by 13.11% after the deconclusion of eight communes

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It should be remembered that Independencia, Quilicura, Recoleta, Conchalí, Lampa, San José de Maipo and Paine join the other 24 communes that were already in phase 2, which represents 80.7% of the communes deconfined in the RM.

On Thursday, eight communes in the Metropolitan region advanced to Transition and there was an increase in vehicular flow of 13.11%. It should be remembered that Independencia, Quilicura, Recoleta, Conchalí, Lampa, San José de Maipo and Paine join the other 24 communes that were already in phase 2, which represents 80.7% of the communes deconfined in the RM. In this way, the Minister of Transport, Gloria Hutt, said that “with the situation observed during last Thursday” and “in the case of public transport, we have monitored, as every day, its correct operation and we have support buses if necessary”. For its part, the Metropolitan Public Transport System, during Wednesday 2,218,835 trips were recorded, which translates an increase of 27% compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, the Santiago Metro counted 369 thousand passengers between 06:00 and 11:00 hours, which represents an increase of 23% compared to last Thursday. However, it is 58% lower than July 2019.

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