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San Salvador Begins Removing Abandoned SITRAMSS Transit Stations

El Salvador’s Ministry of Public Works has begun dismantling abandoned SITRAMSS rapid-transit stations across San Salvador, clearing former transit corridors for future mobility infrastructure projects.
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