中国说,一家中国承包商中标,在利比亚铺设两条铁路。官方的新华社星期一说,中国铁建股份有限公司将修建一条352公里长的沿海铁路,连接利比亚的东西两部分,并建设一条800公里长的铁路,将塞卜哈和米苏拉塔这两个城市连接起来。

新华社说,这项承包合同价值大约26亿美元。工程计划4年完工。

Beijing says a Chinese contractor has won a bid to construct two rail lines in Libya.The official Xinhua news agency said Monday that the China Railway Construction Corporation will build a 352-kilometer coastal railway along Libya’s east to west Mediterranean coast, and an 800-kilometer line linking the cities of Sebha and Misurata.

The agency said the contract is worth about two-point-six billion dollars. The work is expected to be completed in four years.