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The Guatemala team does not stop was until Xochi, the libramiento to go through six municipalities between Suchitepéquz and Retalhuleu that would reduce the travel time from four hours to 30 minutes. This was what we find.
Guatemala’s team does not stop whatever Xochi in March, a work that advances to 70 percent. (Free Press Photo: Byron Rivera)
Xochi, or the flower corridor, is a highly anticipated route by travelers and transporters who must currently travel through the CA-2, from km 172 to 142, through the municipalities of Cuyenango, Mazatenango, San Bernardino and San Antonio, a journey that can be reduced to 30 minutes, according to projections of the project developed company.
The road will have 23 bridges, 18 vaults, four overpasses, more than 20 large drain boxes and more than three million cubic meters of material. For its construction, 12 companies prequalified, nine presented offers and the 23 bridges were distributed among five companies, which built them in parallel.
Besides, The project will have an industrial city of 200 hectares In Santo Domingo, Suchitepéquez, with a model that will integrate residences, commerce and industrial parks.
The Guatemala team does not stop made a tour of the entire journey, in a work that advances to 70 percent.
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In the project more than 15 contractors have worked in parallel, with around 1,600 direct jobs and double or triple in indirect jobs. To date, there are 18 finished bridges and five under construction. As for progress, Colom estimates that “the road now is 65 or 70 %.”
According to the projections, three out of 10 vehicles will use this alternate route, while seven out of 10 will continue to travel through the CA-2. That 30 % that uses the release must pay tolls, whose rate is not yet defined.
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