The mechanics and drivers of the municipality of Calixto García maintain high coefficients of technical availability of the equipment, despite the shortage of spare parts and accessories caused by the US blockade against Cuba.

A sample of that culture of the resistance of the Cuban people is present in the Omnibus Workshop located at Mir intersection of the Central Road, where Adalberto Velázquez Rodríguez, an experienced automotive technician in electricity, has been working for 13 years, who shares his experiences on how they face the problems that they face. They present daily.

"The acid deficit for batteries is one of the frequent situations in the workshop. To deal with the problem, we avoid spills. Also to extend the useful life of this accessory we place it in the chassis part of the car where it has good ventilation and we frequently check the regulators to avoid overloads. The lack of accessories for the regulators is real, but the inventiveness and creativity keeps them running, and the buses offer services to travelers. "

In the central workshop of the Basic Business Unit of Transportation in the municipality of Calixto García offer services to buses and semi-buses that cover the routes to Holguín, Mir, Sabanaso, Monte Alto, San Agustin de Aguaras, El Martillo, Santa Ines and Vista Hermosa .

The long time in operation of the equipment, the poor condition of the roads and the limitations of spare parts imposed by the US blockade against Cuba, are challenges faced by the workers of the state transportation workshop in the locality, for the sake of keep the car park high.

"The purpose is to get out as quickly as possible from the breakages of the cars that arrive at the workshop and this is only achieved with the inventiveness that characterizes the group, which made it possible for the automobile park to exceed the plan for the mass transportation of passengers in 2017 ", meant Odelvis Leyva Álvarez, mechanic director of the Omnibus Workshop of Cruce de Mir.

The transporters of the municipality of Calixto García manage to maintain stability in services on routes, and accumulate a millionaire number in mass transportation of passengers in 2017.