La Encrucijada, or La Encrucijada de Turmero, is a strategic road junction near Turmero, Venezuela. It is also planned to be a rail junction.

Road

At this point, about 72 km south-west of

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, the ''Autopista Regional del Centro'' (Central Regional Highway) intersects with other major highways.

Rail

Turmero had a station on the Great Venezuela Railway between Caracas and Valencia. This line opened in the 1890s and closed in the 1960s. With the revival of rail in Venezuela, La Encrucijada is planned to be the site of an important rail junction, linking a route to the Caribbean port of

Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the coun ...

(which roughly follows the routes of defunct 19th century railway lines) with new routes into the interior of Venezuela, such as a line south across the

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. However, while some construction has taken place with Italian and Chinese involvement, it appears to have come to a halt. In 2016 it was reported that investments in the Venezuelan rail system had become risky.

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