San Ignacio de Moxos-Trinidad road scheme in Bolivia to go ahead

Bolivian president Evo Morales said the 77.8km San Ignacio de Moxos-Trinidad road scheme would still go ahead – despite the temporary suspension of work on a contentious section of the route. President Morales’ assurance over the completion of the road, the final section of the highway link between Cochabamba-Beni, was given amid strong objections to the San Ignacio de Moxos-Villa Tunari stretch passing through the TIPNIS natural park.
November 23, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Bolivian president Evo Morales said the 77.8km San Ignacio de Moxos-Trinidad road scheme would still go ahead – despite the temporary suspension of work on a contentious section of the route.

President Morales’ assurance over the completion of the road, the final section of the highway link between Cochabamba-Beni, was given amid strong objections to the San Ignacio de Moxos-Villa Tunari stretch passing through the TIPNIS natural park.

The San Ignacio de Moxos-Trinidad road scheme is currently in the State Contract System (Sicoe) and, under the terms of an international tender, a total of US$77.90 million has been guaranteed by the government to build the road, which must be completed within 54 months.

A total of 19 indigenous leaders along the road scheme’s route have approved the project, so a public consultation is not needed. To date, a total of 53 communities have approved a road via TIPNIS, with only three opposing. Nazaret Flores, a local leader, said he did not believe that indigenous communities had rejected the road scheme, but were against the part of the project that passes through the TIPNIS natural park.

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