A new bridge in Ecuador will improve transport connections in the country.
February 29, 2012
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A new bridge in Ecuador will improve transport connections in the country. The opening of this new structure is of note as it is the longest bridge in Ecuador. The Bahia de Caraquez-San Vicente road bridge cost some US$102 million to construct.
The Detroit River is short, only 45km, and narrow in places, less than 1km. Around a quarter of the annual $658 billion Canada-US trade crosses over the river. That’s $160 billion worth of goods trucked each year between Detroit in the US state of Michigan and the Canadian city of Windsor in the province of Ontario - the Windsor-Detroit Corridor.
There are several types of crossings, but the vast majority of commercial traffic must use the 2.3km Ambassador Bridge (see box). A new bridge was initially prop
Construction is underway for Argentina’s new Mendoza-San Juan Highway – Mauro Nogarin reports
The rehabilitation and maintenance works of more than 3,300km of routes is now underway in Argentina. This followed on after the takeover of six new road corridors under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, which took place in August 2018.
The rehabilitation and maintenance works are being carried out prior to the start of the main projects, which will include the construction of highways. Building the
Construction is underway for Argentina’s new Mendoza-San Juan Highway – Mauro Nogarin reports
The rehabilitation and maintenance works of more than 3,300km of routes is now underway in Argentina. This followed on after the takeover of six new road corridors under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, which took place in August 2018.
The rehabilitation and maintenance works are being carried out prior to the start of the main projects, which will include the construction of highways. Building these
The Ecuador Government plans to continue its programme of road network expansion and development. The country’s road network has seen the development of 1,137km of roads over the last 10 years. This has boosted the total network to 9,791km. Responsibility for investments and maintenance for 2,400km of roads will be given over to private firms over the next four years by the Ecuador Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP). A number of road concessions have already been awarded to private firms, includi
