Bolivia's new highway plans

Some US$550 million is being spent on the Oruro-Cochabamba-Colomi and Montero-Villa Tunari-Cristal Mayu highways in Bolivia.
February 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Some US$550 million is being spent on the Oruro-Cochabamba-Colomi and Montero-Villa Tunari-Cristal Mayu highways in Bolivia. The country's state-owned road administrator, Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (1512 ABC), revealed the budget and said that work is set to commence on the highways early in 2011. The Andean Development Corporation may provide funds for the Oruro-Cochabamba highway while Brazil may be a source of funds for the Montero-Cristal Mayu link.

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