President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
will be in Petrolina de Goiás today to launch construction of the
passage of the North-South coming out of Ouro Verde, Goias, the Star of
the West, in Sao Paulo. The president will be in Petrolina at 14:30. The
new extension of the railway is 667 km and the cost of construction is
approximately R $ 2.3 billion. As president of the Valec, José Francisco
das Neves, the works begin immediately. The stretch of railroad, whose
work will be launched by the President, will benefit the entire
southwest, passing through towns like St. Helena, Rio Verde, and São
Simão Quirinópolis, part of an agricultural region and agribusiness
which is among the most developed country in terms of technology and
productivity. With the construction of this extension, the railway will
reach the waterway Paranaíba-Tiete-Parana, reaching the ports of
Southeast and South American countries José Francisco das Neves said
that the current government was that the railroad took shape."During the
Sarney administration, were built 100 km of the FHC, 115 km and Lula,
1100 km," he said, underscoring that the government of Goias has
substantial involvement throughout the implementation process of the
part in Goiás. Goiás created working groups in order to discuss and
propose measures, projects and development programs throughout the area
of influence of the railroad. Today, in Goiás, the North-South out of
the border with Tocantins and reaches the town of Ouro Verde.
