El Salvador: Progress in Construction of Northern HIghway
The project has been allocated $269.2 million for the construction of 13 projects and 24 bridges, three of which cross the Lempa River.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A press release by Fomilenio reads:
219 km that will drive economic development in the Northern Zone
The route, considered the most anticipated, was designed 50 years ago. And today, its construction represents the hope of improving connectivity and commerce for the 850,000 inhabitants living in 94 municipalities in the Northern Zone of El Salvador.
The Northern Highway, part of the ‘Road Connectivity’ project which FOMILENIO is carrying out with the $461 million donated from the people and Government of the United States through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is advancing day by day. The 219 km of road will help improve the mobilization, transport and economy of the inhabitants in 94 municipalities in the north.
The project has been allocated $269.2 million for the construction of 13 projects and 24 bridges, three of them which cross the Lempa River in the municipalities of Santa Guachipilín (Santa Ana), Nombre de Jesús (Chalatenango) and Nuevo Edén de San Juan (San Miguel).The construction of the road generates 2.100 jobs a month, of which 215 are awarded to women.
The Northern Highway, being developed by Fomilenio at a cost of $270 million, is the foundation which supports development, economic growth, and integration of the area.
A statement by Fomilenio reads:
The construction of the Northern Highway, a work being carried out by FOMILENIO through the Road Connectivity Project has a cost of $269.2 million dollars.
With a $ 34.6 million investment, the construction of section 2A of the Northern Highway in El Salvador has been completed.
With the construction of the first 23 miles of the CLN, the Road Connectivity FOMILENIO project has enabled 63.934 local residents to mobilize their products in less time, has joined two municipalities which for years had been separated by the Rio Lempa and improved access to basic services like education and health.
Stretch "3B" of El Salvador's major new road will be built by the consortium formed by Contein Cortázar and Gutiérrez-La Herrera.
The $18.4 million contract comprises the design and construction of 22.7 km of surface transport infrastructure of which 4.2 km is brand new while 18.5 km represents the widening and upgrading of an existing highway.
In 2009's second half, Fomilenio will call bids in El Salvador for the construction of several highway stretches and two bridges.
The Millennium Fund (Fomilenio) has committed nearly $174 million to be executed in the second half of the year for the enlargement of the Northern Longitudinal Highway (Carretera Longitudinal del Norte, CLN, in Spanish).
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