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Busto Residents Press Santiago Over Bus Omission as PP Accuses Mayor of U‑Turn

Neighbors paused a bid to join Trazo following a verbal pledge to add a route with the next contract.

Overview

  • At a packed Sunday assembly, residents unanimously sought the resignations of Mobility councilor Xan Duro and the Tussa manager and demanded a municipal plenary debate on their exclusion.
  • The city left Busto out of the new urban‑bus tender citing road constraints, a rationale residents question given the existing school bus run by the regional education department.
  • Mayor Goretti Sanmartín conveyed that Busto will get service when the network contract is awarded, though no written commitment has been provided.
  • PP leader Borja Verea criticized the mayor for inconsistency, invoking her 2021 push for a Busto bus while in opposition and calling the current stance a self‑inflicted embarrassment.
  • Residents highlight long‑standing service gaps and keep open a legally possible but complex move to Trazo that would require formal reports and a final decision by the Xunta.