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Minister Aldo Prieto highlighted that projects such as the Lima-Ica train will contribute to regional development and create thousands of jobsThe head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), Aldo Prieto, explained that the sector is promoting a portfolio of seven railway projects in different regions whose investment exceeds USD 40 billion. This was stated at the thirty-eighth General Assembly of the Latin American Association of Metros and Subways (Alamys).
If our history teaches us anything, it is that each railway advance represented a step towards a more united, competitive and modern country. Today, that vision guides our projects. We promote a new stage of railway modernization in Peru, Prieto stated about the MTCs objectives in railway matters.
Thus, Peru is advancing towards a new stage of modernization that seeks to integrate territories and reduce the infrastructure gap, resuming the countrys railway vocation that began more than 170 years ago with the first South American railway.
Among the projects in the pipeline, the Lima-Ica Railway stood out, which will reduce the trip between both cities to only 2 and a half hours; the Marcona-Andahuaylas Railway, which will connect the regions of Apurimac, Ayacucho, Ica and Arequipa; the Lima-Barranca Railway, which will facilitate commercial exchange with the ports of Callao and Chancay; and Lines 3 and 4 of the Lima and Callao Metro, which will expand the capitals current mass transportation network.
Minister Aldo Prieto highlighted that these projects, which already have approved viability, are user-centered and include high-impact initiatives, similar to what was achieved by Line 1 of the Lima Metro. He also mentioned the progress in the construction of Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro and the recent concession of the Huancayo-Huancavelica Railway.
Meanwhile, Lola Bravo, general secretary of Alamys Spain, highlighted that this edition is the most successful of the last eight years with more than 200 attendees, coming from 68 cities of important economies. For his part, Manuel Wu, president of the board of directors of Line 1 of the Lima Metro and president of Alamys, highlighted the motto of the congress: Railway systems at the pace of urban growth, and considered that it will be the ideal space for the exchange of ideas to build a solid railway system.
