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Rebuilding Iraq's ravaged railways

By and David White, USAID-Bechtel Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Programme1 March 2004

Bechtel is co-ordinating reconstruction on Iraqi Republic Railways, which conflict and lack of maintenance have left in a poor condition. Following a rapid assessment of the infrastructure, work has begun on a major upgrade of the route from Um Qasr to Shouaiba Junction

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