Ecuador's highway strategy

Ecuador is planning a major highway building programme to improve the country’s economy and infrastructure.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Ecuador is planning a major highway building programme to improve the country’s economy and infrastructure. The four year plan is expected to cost some US$5 billion and was announced by the country’s president Rafael Correa, when he made his first official speech of 2011. The aim of the plan is to build some 1,300km of highways to connect major towns and cities.

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