Metrobus makes the first rehearsal of nine months late at night
Porto Metrobus held the first rehearsals overnight, traveling on the way to Bovista-Amper. Examinations carried out by Katanobus technicians and municipal police were successful.
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Porto Metrobus made the first rehearsals at night, invented Lusa at the scene and gave information PortMore than nine months after the company announced the end of the project’s main works.
Thursday night and Friday morning “Metrobus rehearsals were taken out. In the entire course of the Bovista – Empire connection, along the paths of Bovista and Marechal Gomes da Costa, including the meaning of the two ends of the line.”According to the Porto Port.
“All the activities of the March in Rotunda da Bovista in front of the music house in front of the music house have been successfully tested several times, with no disorder,” said the same source.
The carrier said so “Rehearsals Portuguese company has organized supplier technicians CetanobusAnd municipal police aspects of Metro DO Porto are permanently monitored ”.
The test ended the period beyond nine months On August 23, the Porto Metro announced at that time “Metrobus attempt is over” except stations, land scaping and endings in landscaping.
The channels used by buses were used as a bike route
In recent months, Metro Do Porto President Tiago Braga has also announced (on April 16) The rehearsals of the Metrobus “in the first/second week of May”, and then (May 15) will start “in the last week of May”, but only on Thursday night.
In August last year Discussed the opportunity of current buses Porto Collective Transport Society (STCP)Were, and,, and,, and,, and,.. It manages the service, Use the channel temporarily until the vehicle arrives Make Metrobus, more The choice has been left out Experienced unsatisfactory tests.
Not using channel by buses led to the use of a bike route.Two roads were kept for cars and nothing for the means of soft mobilityIn spite of its use.
In August 2023, the official source Porto City Council That made it clear It is “political choice” to eliminate soft mobility means: “Public transport in political decision is due to the lack of space,” he said.
Project has faced many delays in vehicle delivery and early tests
The arrival of vehicles is dated to the first public tender cancellation to earn buses And a green hydrogen production system‘, It was launched in December 2022 and was repeated eight months later in July 2023.
Porto Metro By the end of 2024 he declared that he was trying to receive vehiclesIn January or February 2025, the information is the month that has come up Cetanobus What about Vehicles begin to broadcast “early May”.
In August, The Porto Chamber assumes the lack of clarifications “unfortunate and acceptable” and accused the meter transparency, coordination and lack of pronunciationAsking for “organizational respect”, a complex voice that has identified this process in recent months.
The project also includes works at the STCP Collection Station in Isosa, It receives the hydrogen production center“The supplier confirms the consortium until the hydrogen factory gets into the factory production Moving post “hydrogen supply.
Porto will be metrobus Hydrogen bus service It connects the music house in 12 and 17 minutes with the Prana Do Do Empire and Anomona (in the second stage).
Total vehicles and energy production system cost 29.5 million euros. Metrobus’s contract costs 76 million euros.
