Interest strong in Chile-Argentina tunnel project

Interest is proving to be strong in the new Agua Negra Tunnel project which will link Argentina with Chile. A number of Chinese contractors are showing strong interest in the project.
September 1, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Interest is proving to be strong in the new Agua Negra Tunnel project which will link Argentina with Chile. A number of Chinese contractors are showing strong interest in the project. These are China Harbour Engineering, China Railways Engineering, China Shangdong International Economic & Technical Cooperation and China Jiangsu International. The new tunnel will connect San Juan in Argentina with Coquimbo in Chile. The project is expected to cost US$1.4 billion to construct.

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