El Salvador: Astaldi Will Build Two Bridges

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These bridges are part of the CLN highway (“Carretera Lngitudinal del Norte”), and will be located in “Nuevo Edén de San Juan” and in “Nombre de Jesús”.

Works are scheduled to begin on the third week of March.

The bridge in “Nuevo Edén de San Juan” will be 330 meters long, and will be ready by March 2012. The one in “Nombre de Jesús” will link Chalatenango and Cabañas, will be 180 meters long, and should be ready by November 2011.

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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