Bolivia starts on Apolo Charasani section of La Paz road

Bolivia has started work on the new northern La Paz road, a five-year, US$250 million project. Work is underway on the first section, known as Apolo Charasani, while the second section, called Charasani-Escoma, is still under analysis. World Highways reported in September that Bolivia planned to invest nearly $510 million for road building works. The country’s state-run road company, Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras, said 32 road maintenance and construction projects stretching for 5,773km in Sant
October 31, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Bolivia has started work on the new northern La Paz road, a five-year, US$250 million project.

Work is underway on the first section, known as Apolo Charasani, while the second section, called Charasani-Escoma, is still under analysis.

3260 World Highways %$Linker: 2 Internal <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 2 18981 0 oLinkInternal reported Bolivia boosts road building budget false /categories/road-highway-structures/news/bolivia-boosts-road-building-budget/ true false%> in September that Bolivia planned to invest nearly $510 million for road building works. The country’s state-run road company, 3542 Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras, said 32 road maintenance and construction projects stretching for 5,773km in Santa Cruz department are either being looked at or worked on.

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