Paraguay’s key road widening works commencing

Widening work is planned for Route 2 and Route 7 in Paraguay. These highway stretches play important transport roles for the country, linking with capital Asuncion and also connecting the Eastern and Western borders of the country with neighbouring Argentina and Brazil. Construction work is due to commence in mid-2019, although the complete financing package for this PPP project has yet to be finalised. Funding of around US$500 million will be needed for the work, with the project being Paraguay’s first PPP
April 17, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Widening work is planned for Route 2 and Route 7 in Paraguay. These highway stretches play important transport roles for the country, linking with capital Asuncion and also connecting the Eastern and Western borders of the country with neighbouring Argentina and Brazil. Construction work is due to commence in mid-2019, although the complete financing package for this PPP project has yet to be finalised. Funding of around US$500 million will be needed for the work, with the project being Paraguay’s first PPP. The route is managed by Consorcio Rutas del Este, a consortium held between Sacry with 60% and Ocho A, with 40%.
Finance & Funding

Related Content

  • Widening of key highway planned for St Petersburg
    October 21, 2015
    Plans are underway to widen a stretch of the Western High-Speed Diameter (WHSD) around St Petersburg in Russia. The northern section of the WHSD, near Beloostrov, will be widened from four to six lanes. The work will be carried out by Northern Capital Highway (NCH), a consortium owned by VTB and Gazprombank. This consortium is currently building the central section of the WHSD, as well as operating the tolled northern and southern sections under a PPP concession agreement. The project will cost around US$15
    Read More
  • New highway works planned for India
    February 10, 2025
    Major new highway works are planned for India.
    Read More
  • New West African highway planned
    April 8, 2022
    An important new West African highway is being planned.
    Read More
  • Polish highway connection to be completed
    January 25, 2017
    Poland is pushing ahead with plans to complete a section of the A1 highway. This stretch of the highway lies between Pyrzowice and Czestochowa in the south of the country. The work is expected to be funded to the tune of €315 million from the EU Cohesion Fund. This stretch of highway will play a key role in Poland’s future economic development when it opens to traffic in mid-2019. It will improve the transport connections with the important industrial city of Katowice in the south of the country and also wi
    Read More

Highlighted Content