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ESCALATOR WORK PROMPTS MEXICO CITY METRO TO LEND A HAND


Mexico City Metro has deployed 50 employees to assist passengers with mobility issues navigate subway stations as it undertakes maintenance of 74 escalators, Mexico News Daily reports. The employees assist senior citizens, disabled people and pregnant women on stairs, in some cases carrying individuals to their destinations. Metro Line 7 is most affected, with escalators in 10 of 14 stations out of commission until they are deemed safe to operate. Work is expected to take approximately a week. The maintenance effort comes on the heels of a February incident in which two people were injured when a unit’s overload-stop function failed to work.