This year the Nicaraguan Ministry of Transportation plans to pave 220 new kilometers and perform maintenance on 1,100 kilometers of roads.
Within the work planned is the paving of about 220 km of new roads and the maintenance of 1,100 km of roads and intercity streets, said the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, José Amadeo Santana.
"Although Santana did not specify what the pending projects are, he said a focus on rural roads is a priority this year, because they are trying to pave 140 kilometers funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE ).
Investments in port infrastructure, new free zones, condominium housing developments, and a new road promises more development in the area.
One of the projects planned to start in 2013 is the new Moin Container Terminal, by APM Terminals, whose construction will require three years and a workforce of 1,000 workers.
Also for 2013 is the expected start of construction of a "condominium building that was initially going to be 200 units, but due to the strong demand has been extended it to 292 units, explained Eduard Morgan, managing director of Calypso Developments, responsible for this development. "
An announcement has been made for the launch in 2013 of a $4 million tender for a study of the construction of a mega bypass highway in the Guatemalan metropolitan area.
After having dragged on through the course of the present administration, the project, initially called the Peripheral Metropolitan Ring Road and then the Regional Ring Road, has been mentioned by the communications minister, Alejandro Sinibaldi, who announced that "the objective is to perform engineering and ground plan studies. The new studies will cost U.S. $4 million and the bidding process will begin in June 2013. "
Work on the third phase of the Panama - Colon road, has been awarded directly through an addendum to the $163 million contract with the Madden-Colón Concessionaire.
The funding includes $127 million for construction and $35 million for private affectations, said Frank de Lima, Minister of Economy and Finance.
According to De Lima, the work will create 2,000 new jobs in the area.
Guatemala's Congress has approved a loan of $119 million from the CABEI and another from BNDES of Brazil for $280 million, for the expansion to four lanes of the highway to the Pacific.
The Ministry of Communications will be the executor of the road project to be financed with the two loans.
The expansion to four lanes will be on the route from Cocales, Suchitepéquez, to Tecun Uman, San Marcos.
Guatemala's President Otto Perez has announced the construction of a 120 km road linking Ixcán with Quiché.
An article in Siglo21.com reports that "The president announced that the recently approved loan by the Legislature, which amounts to $160 million, will be used to build a road from the Ixcán Township to connect with Quiche."
"The loan has already been approved, work will start on drawing up the agreement between the Ministries of Finance and Communications, in order to put out a tender to select the companies that will do the construction", said the president.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration will provide $49 million for the construction of the road from San Antonio Villa-Goascorán.
From a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MOF):
Honduras' government, through the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) have signed a loan agreement for the implementation of the "Road Villa de San Antonio-Goascorán, Section IA and IB", for U.S.
As part of the Master Plan of Road Reorganization in Panama City, construction has began on the interconnection between Avenida Balboa and the new Avenida Los Poetas.
A press release from the Ministry of Public Works of Panama (MOP) reads:
The Ministry of Public Works announces that as part of the Master Plan of Road Reorganization in Panama City, today sees the start of construction of the interconnection between Avenida Balboa and Avenida Los Poetas.
A regional airport, a highway on the Pacific, and other road projects would be feasible within the framework of the Law of Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development.
Of the most ambitious projects planned is the construction of a four lane road along the Guatemalan Pacific coastline, which includes the construction of two bridges. Another project is the construction of alternate routes to expedite traffic in different sections of the province, which include Chimaltenango, San Sebastian and Cuyotenango, Suchitepéquez, and San Bernardino, Retalhuleu
The contest will be published in the second half of this year and the funds will come from a loan granted by CABEI.
Funding for the works comes from a $340 million loan that the Government of Costa Rica signed this week with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
The Northern Ring Road will be a 4-lane highway that will begin on Route 32 and continue west until reaching the intersection with Circunvalacion, opposite Burger King in La Uruca. The complete length of this section includes the largest viaduct built in the country, at 3.8 kilometers long, between the intersection of Route Guapiles and a sector close to Leon XIII, in Tibás.
In order to exploit the country's geographical location, a proposed plan looks to widen to four lanes those roads that connect borders and ports, at a cost of $1.6 billion.
A statement from the Presidency of Guatemala reads:
In order to increase the country’s competitiveness, the communications minister, Alejandro Sinibaldi, introduced on Tuesday a project to build a logistics center connecting ports and borders.
The National Congress has approved a $24 million loan for the completion of the "Tegucigalpa Peripheral Ring Road" project.
From a press release by the National Congress:
Finally, 22 years after the start "Tegucigalpa Peripheral Ring Road" project, people in the capital will see the completion of the works thanks to the National Congress’ approval of a $24 million loan (456 million lempiras).
The president of Guatemala has announced a master infrastructure program for the construction and expansion of roads and bridges.
President Otto Perez Molina announced the launch of several major infrastructure projects, among which are two roads: one from port to port (from Santo Tomas de Castilla, Izabal, to Quetzal, Escuintla) and one border to border (from Mexico to El Salvador).
The works comprise the renovation of road surfaces, and construction of bridges and storm drains on major routes in the area.
From the press release by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport:
The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) and the National Roads Authority (CONAVI) has intensified repair works on road surfaces and bridge building on major roads in the Southern Zone, where it has invested a total of ¢13.448 million ($ 27 million) from the Road Fund.