Paraguay’s plan for road rebuilding

Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) will award a series of road projects worth around US$1.3 billion in early 2016. These project include work on the first section of the bi-oceanic corridor, the reconstruction of Route 9, the expansion of Routes 2 and 7 and the second bridge connecting Paraguay with Brazil. The tender process for Route 9 from Remanso Bridge to the city of Mariscal Estigarribia will open shortly and the project is expected to cost around $380 million. The tender fo
September 30, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) will award a series of road projects worth around US$1.3 billion in early 2016. These project include work on the first section of the bi-oceanic corridor, the reconstruction of Route 9, the expansion of Routes 2 and 7 and the second bridge connecting Paraguay with Brazil. The tender process for Route 9 from Remanso Bridge to the city of Mariscal Estigarribia will open shortly and the project is expected to cost around $380 million. The tender for the bridge linking with Brazil will commence in late 2015 and the work is expected to cost around $250 million.

The first section of the 609km bi-oceanic corridor from Carmelo Peralta to Cruce Centinela and Loma Plata is expected to cost around $320 million and the tender is due to open shortly. The work on Routes 2 and 7 will be carried out under the PPP model, with the tender being awarded in February 2016 and construction commencing shortly after in early 2016. Two viaducts, in Coronel Oviedo and Caaguazu, as well as ring roads in Ypacarai, Caacupe, Itacurubi and San Jose, also form part of this PPP.

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