thursday, june 16, 2011
The Transnordestina Railroad
A $3.21 billion railroad project slated to revive northeast Brazil's lagging infrastructure in the face of a massive development boom is underway and slated for completion by 2012.The 1,728-kilometer Transnordestina line will link the city of Eliseu Martins in the region’s interior to the ports of Pecém and Suape on the coast. When the project reaches its full capacity in 2019 that is expected to reach 30 million tonnes of grains, iron ore and minerals, such as gypsum, from the interior of the region each year.
Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is backing the project and construction giant Odebrecht is building a large portion of the railway.
My story on the project, Brazilian $3.21 Billion Rail Revitalization Project Tracks for 2012 Arrival, is in the current edition of Engineering-News Record and a slideshow is available on the ENR.com website.
more: Brazil | Construction | Engineering News & Record | Magazines | Transportation | workblog
| add a comment |