According to Mexico City authorities, 25% of the failures registered in the metro escalators are sparked by urine .
Official Fermín Rafael Ramírez Alonso said that the stations with this problem are Tacubaya and Chabacano , among others. He also asked users not to urinate in the escalators since this damages and decimates the service.
Mexico City: Subway escalators breakdown because of urine
The government official added that there are other reasons behind the breakdowns , including excessive weight, running, and other incidents.
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he federal government is set to invest MXN $270 million to fix the 55 escalators in 2020 and 2021; another 207 will be replaced.
The other 141 escalators will be fixed after 2021.
The escalators are between 20 and 38 years old.
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