The project is called Central Rail (Ferrocarril Central) and aimes to develop a railway model in accordance with international service standards. The project includes the construction and maintenance, for a period of 22 years, of the rail line between the port of Montevideo and the city of Paso de los Toros.
The new line has a length of 273 kilometers, to which an additional section of 26 kilometers is added. A dozen secondary rail tracks for train crossings, a section of track for industrial access and more than 40 railway bridges are among the most important works related to this line.
„This project represents a substantial change in the level of service of the national rail network and aims to develop a railway model in line with international service standards in order to improve the country’s competitive capacity by expanding its logistics supply” , the website of the Presidency of the Republic informs.
The Government’s intention is to hold bilateral meetings with interested parties, in order to deepen the different aspects of the project and float consultations, a process that will enrich, from the contributions received, the content of the specifications that will govern the call for tenders.
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