Tunis to launch high speed urban rail network

16/05/2008

Tunis plans to launch a tender for the construction of an 80km fast urban railway network (RFR) in June, the Tunisian Transport Ministry announced on Thursday (May 15th). The project aims to significantly reduce traffic in the capital. Several French companies have already expressed interest in participating in the tender.

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