The Cercanías Train Law project was once again referred to commissions. With this, the document was postponed again.
This is the bill “Which establishes special provisions and financing for the execution and implementation of the Project ‘Commuter Train in the section between the city of Asunción and the city of Ypacaraí’, under the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the Ferrocarriles del Paraguay SA Company (FEPASA); and the signing of the respective sub-concession contract is authorized”,
Salyn Buzarquis, a national senator for the PLRA, affirmed that the project in 30 years will cost US$1.9 billion. The income from tickets will be a counterpart of US$ 2,100 million in the same number of years.
In the past week, The Senate approved in general and postponed the study of the bill in particular for today, Tuesday, December 13. Some senators highlighted the need for a railway in Paraguay, however, opponents of the project warn about the lack of a serious study on the possible demand that this means of transport will have, since a new debt of US$ 500 is at stake. millions initially.
