Sacyr enters Paraguay road sector

Sacyr subsidiary Sacyr Concesiones is leading a consortium to will build and operate the Road 2 and Road 7 routes in Paraguay. The Road 2 route will connect Asunción and Coronel Oviedo. Meanwhile the Road 7 route will run from Coronel Oviedo to Caaguazú. Construction is expected to cost US$520 million with the concession package being for a period of 30 years. The Route 2 and Route 7 combined deal is of note as this will be Paraguay’s first PPP for a highway project. The consortium is headed by Sacyr Conces
October 25, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
3959 Sacyr subsidiary Sacyr Concesiones is leading a consortium to will build and operate the Road 2 and Road 7 routes in Paraguay. The Road 2 route will connect Asunción and Coronel Oviedo. Meanwhile the Road 7 route will run from Coronel Oviedo to Caaguazú. Construction is expected to cost US$520 million with the concession package being for a period of 30 years. The Route 2 and Route 7 combined deal is of note as this will be Paraguay’s first PPP for a highway project. The consortium is headed by Sacyr Concesiones and also includes with Mota Engil and Ocho A.

The route the roads run through is Paraguay’s most economically active sector. Building Road 2 and Road 7 will involve widening up to 170km of existing roads and constructing bypasses around urban areas lying between the cities of Asunción and Caaguazú. The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) handled the tender for the project and will have access to the consortium's accounts as well as supervising compliance with the contract.  

By-passes included in the project are located at Ypacaraí, Caacupé, Itacurubí de la Cordillera, San José de los Arroyos, and Coronel Oviedo. The work also includes a roundabout with a two-level interchange in Coronel Oviedo, two viaducts in Caaguazú and one interchange in Caaguazú.
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