The projects already have the respective designs and refer to the Naciones Unidas and Masferrer roundabouts in the south and north ends of Jerusalem Avenue and at the intersection of highway and street Huizúcar Comalapa. The investment for the construction of three underpasses is around $25 million.

"The design of the Masferrer roundabout includes a tunnel, the Naciones Unidas roundabout will become a route with four levels and in rancho Navarra there will be a sunken road the width of the highway and a higher level ring road. According to Gerson Martinez, head of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), the work will be done under a master plan for a more expeditious longitudinal corridor. "

"Another project that FOVIAL will be putting out to tender to start construction this year is the maintenance of the Merliot boulevard from the boulevard to Monsignor Romero towards the Puerto de La Libertad highway."

Source: laprensagrafica.com

More on this topic

El Salvador: Highway Expansion Planned

August 2017

A tender is being launched for a feasibility study to expand a 22-kilometer section of the El Litoral highway between the Zacatecoluca and Tecoluca municipalities to four lanes.

The Ministry of Public Works plans to extend the stretch from Zacatecoluca, La Paz, to San Marcos Lempa, San Vicente, to two lanes in each direction.

El Salvador: Roadworks Tender Announced

January 2016

The construction of an overpass near Rancho Navarra, in San Salvador, is estimated at $25 million and could be tendered in the first half of this year.

The project is for an aerial roundabout that would connect La Cima to Vista Hermosa, in addition to providing a pedestrian crossing. Construction could start in the second half of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Works.

Tender for Road Works in El Salvador

July 2014

An announcement has been made that in August the bidding rules will be released for the construction of a road tunnel in Colonia Escalon, San Salvador.

The Road Maintenance Fund (Fovial) reported that the tunnel under the the Masferrer roundabout will be the first of several constructions of over and underpasses that will be developed between now and 2015.

El Salvador Will Invite Highway Tenders

July 2009

Construction of stretch II of the "Diego de Holguín" boulevard will be granted to a different company, through a bidding process.

Gerson Martínez, Public Works Ministry, informed that the basis for the bids are almost ready and they expect to invite bids in August.

"He also said that $13 million have been requested to the Central American Economic Integration Bank (BCIE).