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The tunnel boring machine was launched in May 2017 by Solanda and its destination is La Alameda, which is 8.6 kilometers long.
After traveling 2624 meters from La Magdalena, south of the city, the tunnel machine "Luz de América" arrived yesterday at the San Francisco Plaza station, in the historic center
. Mayor Mauricio Rodas, representatives of the multilateral organizations that finance the work and the authorities of the national government. The president, Lenin Moreno, was expected, but he apologized an hour earlier.
THE DATA
On Line 1 of the metro will be transported to an average of 40 thousand passengers. It is estimated that citizens will travel from north to south in 30 minutes. There are three tunnel boring machines that work in the subway tunnel that will connect Quitumbe, to the south, with El Labrador, to the north, but the work of the According to the Unesco, "Light of America" is becoming more and more relevant because it has the mission to cross the historic center without damaging one of the best preserved sites in Latin America
Rhodes informs that last week's commission of vigilance has congratulated Unesco the construction of the metro and the city for strict compliance with the standards and techniques applied and to keep the Plaza de San Francisco intact.
4.4 kilometers from the finish line
The mayor informs that for the moment the construction of the Quito metro has progressed by 68%, that the civil work has concluded in 13 of 15 stations and that of the 19 kilometers of road exceeded 14.6 kilometers.
This means that the tunnel boring machines "Luz de América", which began its work in Solanda, to the south, and the "Guaragua", which began in El Labrador in the north , must still travel 4.4 kilometers to be in La Alameda. A few days ago, the machine 'La Carolina & # 39; finished his trip from Solanda to Quitumbe.
Secure Financing
Rhodes has confirmed that the first subway line has funding, that the trains that are built in Spain will start arriving in September of this year and that the work will end at first half of 2019 and will be operational in the second half of the same year.
He also reported that the work generated 15,000 sources of employment, that until the end of the job will be 20,000 jobs related to the project
Government Support
The Minister of Foreign Trade, Pablo Campana, participated in the arrival of the TBM, which has ratified the commitment to support this type of work and fulfill its obligations, as it is of a project that will benefit the 17 million Ecuadorians.
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out of 10 Ecuadorian workers Eva García, Minister of Industry and Productivity, pointed out the issue of inclusion poles and development they will be generated with their presence and operation. "We are confident that the metro will be completed on the set date," he said. (PSD)
Multilateral highlights work
Fernando Quevedo, representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Ecuador, said the $ 450 million will be delivered for labor financing, because the respect of deadlines and the quality of the work. "We emphasize not only the work to minimize the impact on the environment, but also the amount of local jobs, we are very happy," he said.
Indu John-Abraham, Resident Representative of the World Bank's Ecuador Office approved funding of 230 million, in addition to the 205 million that were delivered in 2013 for this work.
The director representing the FAC in Ecuador, Bernardo Requema, said the Quito metro will be considered another city.
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