Major tunnel project for Peru?

The authorities in the Peruvian city of Lima are planning the construction of a tunnel to connect with Huancayo. A budget of US$1.86 million has been set to pay for a feasibility study into the project.
March 16, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The authorities in the Peruvian city of Lima are planning the construction of a tunnel to connect with Huancayo. A budget of US$1.86 million has been set to pay for a feasibility study into the project. The 31km Trans-Andean tunnel would run from Morococha in Junin to San Mateo in Lima and would be at an altitude of 2,000m. The tunnel would carry both vehicles and trains.

With the construction of the tunnel, journey times between Lima and Huancayo would be cut to four hours. The tunnel would also connect Lima to Cerro de Pasco and reduce journey times between the two to three and a half hours, as well as reducing the journey time to La Oroya to two hours. Construction of the tunnel itself is expected to cost a total of $4 billion.
Road Structures

Related Content

  • Paso de las Leña tunnel between Argentina and Chile
    December 22, 2016
    A new tunnel between Chile and Argentina will boost trade and transport between the two countries - Mauro Nogarin writes The international Tunnel Paso Las Leñas will stretch 11.5km at 2,050m above sea level through the Andes. Once complete, it will greatly improve the connectivity and integration between the Chilean O'Higgins region with the Argentine Mendoza region.
    Read More
  • Chile’s new urban highway link
    May 2, 2022
    Nestling in a valley beside the Andes mountain range, Santiago has a growing population and has suffered from increasingly heavy congestion in recent years, requiring a new urban road link for which safety has been set as a priority for drivers - *iRAP reports
    Read More
  • Chile approves construction of the Agua Negra project through the Andes
    August 13, 2015
    Plans for a cross-continent upgraded road were recently boosted when Chile’s senate approved construction of its share of a major US$1.6 billion tunnel in the Andes Mountains. The Chilean approval comes after the Argentinian government gave the nod in March for construction on its section of the Agua Negra project. A tender for specific design work could be put out by September, according to the Argentinian newspaper Diario de Cuyo. The approvals resolve a number of bilateral issues including taxation
    Read More
  • Lima ring road in Peru delayed
    February 16, 2016
    The ring road project for Lima looks set to be hit by further delays. The construction seems likely to be delayed by a further 18 months due to the inability of Lima’s municipal authorities and the Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) to settle key administrative agreements. Called the Anillo Vial Periferico, the new ring road is being built by the Cintra-JJC consortium.
    Read More

Highlighted Content