Diablo Rojos: The End of an Era

President Martín Torrijos Announced on May 14th that he will be freeing the city of the infamous and dangerous Diablo Rojos, recycled school buses painted in bight colors, and the state will take over all public transportation.

The state is planning to buy 400 of 1,500 new buses in the next few weeks. The buses will be assigned to the two major routes that divide the city in the northeast and southeast.
After a transition period of 18 months, which began on the 13th, the new transportation system, including the buses, will be offered in replacement of private enterprises.
The buses, which are expected to start circulating in the first months of 2009 and which will have two doors, air conditioning and comfortable seats, will be financed by the Corporación Andina de Fomento.

Is it the end of an era?

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