“We cannot continue to occupy the last places in rail connectivity in the region,” they say.
He Departmental Council of Lima of the College of Engineers of Peru (CIP Lima) He proposed to the Government Technical advice for the planning of a modern, sustainable and articulated rail network that allows connecting the main ports of the country with its most productive regions.
The proposal was presented during the International Forum “Railway Development in Peru: innovation, sustainability and opportunities towards 2050”, organized by the CIP Lima in conjunction with the National Strategic Planning Center (CEPLAN)which brought together experts from Germany, South Korea, the United States, Mexico, Spain, Colombia and Panama.
“This forum marks the beginning of a stage in which Peruvian engineering leads the rail development that the country deserves, ”said the Dean of the CIP Lima, Edwin Chavarri, who highlighted the preparation of the guild to technically support the State in long -term projects.
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For its part, the vice -dean of the CIP Lima, Elías Tapia, He questioned the lack of advances in already planned rail projects. “We cannot continue to occupy the last places in rail connectivity in the region. We have to leave fear behind and move on to action,” he said.
Meanwhile, the president of the Board of Directors of the CEPLAN, Giofianni Peiranourged to align the future rail development with the objectives of the National Development Strategic Plan to 2050. “Peru needs to strengthen its technical and scientific muscles to advance with sustainability,” he said.
During the second day of the forum, international experts shared lessons and proposals to improve the national rail network. Rim Gyeong-Wang, head of the Kunhw Engineering Ferrovías team (South Korea)He explained how his country managed to integrate the territory through longitudinal and transverse lines connected by logistics nodes that flow into the ports.
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