 When
concluded, the Railroad North-South (1980 km / 1,237 mi) will
connect the states of Maranhão, Tocantins and Goiás to the ports in
the States of Espírito Santo and Sao Paulo, which are located to the
South and East of Goiás.
The
railroad integration of the Brazilian regions will be make possible
the economic and social opening of the Brazilian
cerrado with an area of approximately 1,8 million of km 2,
representing 21.84% of the area of Brazil, and 15.51% of the
Brazilian population.
The railroad is scheduled
to be completed to the city of
Araguaína, TO in February 2007, which will allow access to the
port of Itaqui in São Luis, Maranhão noted on the map.
** NOTE:
The railroad reached
Araguaína on 18 May.
It is now being extended to
Palmas; the capital.
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