The first section of Brazil's West-East Integration Railway (FIOL) was inaugurated in Ilhéus, Bahia state, Brazil.
The 126-kilometer section was built by China Railway No.10 Construtora de Brasil (CREC-10 Brasil), a Chinese company commissioned for the project.
The construction took 36 months to complete. This section is part of the first phase of FIOL, with four lots in total.
FIOL I spans 537 kilometers from Ilhéus to Caetité in Bahia, serving as an important logistics corridor capable of handling up to 60 million tons of cargo annually.
After completing all three phases, the. . .
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