The start of work on Remed’s ambitious project to rebuild Guatemala’s rail network with $US 1.76bn of private finance has been delayed by political and administrative difficulties. But as Robert Preston reports, track is now being laid to improve freight links with North America.
Getting Guatemala’s goods to market
The start of work on Remed’s ambitious project to rebuild Guatemala’s rail network with $US 1.76bn of private finance has been delayed by political and administrative difficulties. But as Robert Preston reports, track is now being laid to improve freight links with North America.
Upgrading the railway is expected to take two years to complete.
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