The consortium made up of the Italian company Astaldi and the Spanish company Edutrade is preparing to start construction and equipping of a new hospital in Chinandega, Nicaragua, in the next few days.
The estimated time for the construction of the new hospital is two and a half years.The hospital center will have 300 beds, operating rooms, clinics, intensive care area, cardiology, pediatrics and internal medicine, among other things.
The Ortega administration has announced that with a loan of $238 million from the BCIE, some 194 kilometers of road sections will be renovated in different areas of the country.
Vice-president Rosario Murillo stated that the project " ... which will be carried out starting from next year, includes construction of 194 kilometers in hydraulic concrete and paving stones in six stretches of roads distributed throughout the country."
The Ortega administration has announced that a donation from the Dutch government will finance part of the construction and equipment of a new hospital in the North Caribbean.
Representatives from the Nicaraguan government explained that the donation is €18.7 million, approximately $21 million.
Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "...Rosario Murillo, through official media, explained that"... that donation will be added to aloan of $53 milliongranted by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to finance construction of this new hospital in the North Caribbean. Execution of this project is planned to be carried out in three years, according to the loan contract."
The government has announced that with funding from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency four bridges will be built on the Caribbean coast, with a completion date of 2022.
The Ortega administration explained that $49 million relates to a loan signed with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and another $10 million will be provided by the state.The bridges will be built on the Caribbean coast, in the areas of Prinzapolka, Labu, Lisawe and Mulukukú.
The Ortega administration has announced that using financing from the CABEI a 52 kilometer hydraulic concrete highway will be built from Laguna de Perlas and Kukra Hill, in the Caribbean.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) will be for $65 million and will be used for construction of the road.
The government has announced that it will be obtaining a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to rebuild 97 miles of roads and trails that connect with the Caribbean.
In order to improve links with the Caribbean, roads will be paved with reinforced concrete, stretching 44.6 kilometers from the town of Mulukukú to Siuna and 52.5 kilometers between the towns of Rama, Kukra Hill and the Junction of Laguna de Perlas.