The USD 5,500 million dollar project to open Lima’s 2nd metro line is expected to into service during the first quarter of 2021.
Deputy Transport Minister Henry Zaira, explains they are facing problems surveying the soil but have adjusted their deadline now that work is expected to take place 24 hours a day.
“We are conducting work around the clock and have advanced 2,290 meters of the 5,000 needed to complete the project…” the deputy minister said.
Carmen Deulofeu, general manager of the concession company in charge of the construction of the line, explained that work is progressing at an average of 40 meters of digging daily.
The project of Line 2 of Lima’s Metro is the first subway to be built in the country and the goal is to move around one million passengers per day, but as far as is known still cannot start building stations lack of approval of the Municipality of Lima.
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