Mexico to Hire 150,000 for Building Rural Roads
Associated Press
Mexico City —
More than 150,000 temporary jobs will be created by a Mexican government plan to build rural roads in 270 areas throughout the nation, the Communications Department says.
Nearly 1,400 miles of new roads are planned for isolated areas in mountain, desert and forest regions where residents lack such essential services as electricity, hospitals and clinics and schools.
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