The need to modernize one of the most important logistics corridors in the country
By Eproint
The Government of El Salvador and the Government of the United States launched the works for the expansion of the litoral highway, one of the most emblematic projects of FOMILENIO II.The project seeks to alleviate congestion on the coastal highway (CA-2) in La Paz, one of the two most important logistics corridors in the country and which connects the largest logistics assets in the country: maritime ports La Unión and Acajutla, and the International Airport of El Salvador.
United States will finance the construction for the opening, improvement and rehabilitation of two sections of the CA-2: the 7.22-kilometer section from Comalapa to La Herradura and the 16.98-kilometer segment from La Herradura to Zacatecoluca.
The Second Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact, known as FOMILENIO II, has a budget of US$ 365.2 million, from which US$ 277 million is an investment by the United States, Through a logistics infrastructure plan it seeks to reduce time and costs of freight transportation in the country through the modernization of border crossings and the expansion of roads, among others.