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Thursday, Jul 16, 2026
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Construction Advances on San Salvador's One Hundred Million Dollar Cable Car Project

Work continued on a one hundred million dollar aerial transit system designed to carry up to seven thousand passengers an hour, cutting travel times for around two hundred thousand residents from about one hour to fourteen minutes.
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