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Honduras is planning major road improvement works

Honduras is planning a series of major road improvement works. The focus of this road upgrade work will be improvements along the country’s Corredor Pacifico. The work is being planned by the Honduras Government and is expected to cost in excess of US$244.5 million. Financing is being provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for work on the 137km stretch of road from Choluteca to El Amatillo, which will cost around $154 million. Meanwhile the 87.5km stretch from Tegucigalpa-Jicaro Galan is exp
October 5, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Honduras is planning a series of major road improvement works. The focus of this road upgrade work will be improvements along the country’s Corredor Pacifico. The work is being planned by the Honduras Government and is expected to cost in excess of US$244.5 million. Financing is being provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for work on the 137km stretch of road from Choluteca to El Amatillo, which will cost around $154 million. Meanwhile the 87.5km stretch from Tegucigalpa-Jicaro Galan is expected to cost $90 million, with the work being carried out by the contractors Eterna and Sernaco and financing being provided by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).

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