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Honduras road development plan

A major programme of road repairs has been set in Honduras. The new road infrastructure plan is for the 2018-2022 period and aims to improve and upgrade 96% of the country’s existing network. At present a mere 4% of the country’s 16,412km road network is considered satisfactory.
November 14, 2018 Read time: 1 min

A major programme of road repairs has been set in Honduras. The new road infrastructure plan is for the 2018-2022 period and aims to improve and upgrade 96% of the country’s existing network. At present a mere 4% of the country’s 16,412km road network is considered satisfactory. The 1366 Honduras Government has set a budget of US$953.6 million for the plan, although it has not revealed how it will deliver the necessary funding and whether this will come from its own sources or if outside financing will be utilised.

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