Transcore Latam faces investigation amid traffic light network chaos

Santo Domingo.- Transcore Latam is currently undergoing a legal, technical, and financial investigation by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic after being implicated in a recent traffic light network blackout in the National District. The company has faced multiple accusations of irregularities, particularly after the General Directorate of Public Procurement suspended its contract with Intrant on October 30, 2023. The contract, intended to modernize and expand the traffic light network in the capital, was halted under resolution RIC-156-2023 issued on October 27, 2023.

The company’s first public controversies emerged in October 2023 when it was revealed that the contract with Intrant had been suspended. The contract aimed to oversee the modernization, expansion, and management of the traffic control center and the traffic light network in Greater Santo Domingo. Notably, Transcore Latam was established just months before the tender it won, raising concerns about its legitimacy. The company’s registered owner is a former Intrant employee, further fueling suspicions.

According to documents obtained by Diario Libre, Transcore Latam was registered in the Dominican Republic in July 2022, coinciding with the departure of Pedro Vinicio Padovani Báez from his role at Intrant’s Sustainable Mobility Directorate. Padovani Báez, who is listed as the manager and majority shareholder of Transcore Latam, acquired 900 out of 1,000 shares in February 2023. The company’s share capital amounts to 1,000 million pesos, and it is officially registered in Delaware, USA.