The Central American Integration Bank approved the awarding and signing of contracts for various works, which together amount to $36.6 million.
The funds are part of the Debt Conversion Program of Honduras against Spain, which is administered by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), reported the multilateral organization.
Improvements to Liberia's international airport in Guanacaste, with a $95 million investment, is the most important project the Costa Rican government plans to carry out in the next four years.
The Ministry of Public Works (Mopt) informed that the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport will receive a $95 million investment for the 2020-2024 period, in work to improve the taxiway, the reconstruction of the entire runway of almost 3 km in length, the reconstruction of the electrical system and expansions, which will involve more expropriations. This is one of the main investments, of the $160 million invested, in execution or to be allocated to local airports and aerodromes.
Alejandro Giammattei, president-elect of Guatemala, announced that during his mandate the administration of the country's airports will be handed over to the municipalities.
The plans of the president-elect, who is due to take office on Jan. 14, 2020, are to hand over the administration of several airports to mayors who have commercial airstrips within their municipalities.
The Costa Rican government announced that in the remainder of 2019 and next year, it plans to invest about $158 million in the modernization of international and regional air terminals.
In the international airports Daniel Oduber, Tobías Bolaños and Limón, works for more than $131 million will be executed, according to official plans. Almost $27 million would be invested in aerodromes in Palmar Sur, Golfito, Pérez Zeledón, Guápiles, Quepos, Tortuguero, Coto 47 and Puerto Jiménez, informed the Costa Rican government.
According to the Guatemalan airline guild, it is necessary to modernize the infrastructure of La Aurora International Airport by expanding the southern taxiway, but in the study of the project it is proposed to begin with work on the northern runway.
The consulting firm Deloitte Tetra Tech was hired to prepare feasibility studies, with the aim of establishing the plan to modernize the Guatemalan air terminal.
A public-private partnership would be the most efficient option for modernizing Guatemala's La Aurora International Airport, which urgently requires a strong investment in infrastructure.
The consulting firm Deloitte Tetra Tech was hired to prepare feasibility studies, with the aim of establishing contract models that could be applied to modernize the Guatemalan air terminal.
The CABEI and the Nicaraguan government signed two loans for the construction and expansion of highways and for the refurbishment of airports on the South Caribbean Coast.
The loan approved will be to finance the "VIII Road Improvement and Expansion Program" and for the "Airport Improvement Project of the Southern Caribbean Coast," the financial institution said in a statement.
In Costa Rica, the improvement and repair of the airstrip of Golfito, which is located in the province of Puntarenas is tendered.
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"At the moment, the pavement is in good conditions, as much in surface of wheel as in structure. However, to provide it with a longer useful life and structural capacity, a 5 cm thick scarifying will be carried out in the whole area of the track, and then a 10 cm folder of MAC will be placed on top of the existing one. The track currently has an average width of 20 meters.
The plan to build a new international airport in Orotina, which ex-president Solis presented grandiloquently last year, is not a priority for the current Costa Rican government.
A year and a half ago, the administration of President Luis Guillermo Solis announced that the international air terminal would open in a first phase in 2027, and the overall cost of the project was estimated at $2 billion.
Between $6.8 million and $7.5 million range from proposals for the study, redesign, implementation and training of the adequacy and optimization of Panamanian airspace.
On November 20th, the Civil Aeronautical Authority received the public procurement proposals to design the country's air space, whose initial reference value was $8.000.000.
The companies that submitted tenders were Indra Panamá S.A.
In Panama, a tender has been launched for the study, redesign, implementation and training of the adaptation and optimization of national airspace.
After a bidding process was declared void weeks ago, due to the fact that the five bids submitted did not comply with the strict compliance requirements in the tender documents, the Civil Aviation Authority has now republished the tender.
$6 million will be allocated to expanding the runway and passenger terminal of the Isla Colón airport in Bocas del Toro.
The Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) has announced that work is expected to begin on the expansion of the air terminal at the beginning of next year.
Afredo Fonseca Mora, director of the AAC, explained to Prensa.com that "..."The first thing we must resolve is the transfer of an area that is located at the end of the track, which is used by the community for sports activities, a situation that shouldnt be happening because it is within the safety perimeter of the air terminal."
A US company has submitted an environmental impact study to build an international airport in Limón, Costa Rica, which will have a 4-kilometer runway, an 18,000 square meter passenger terminal and a 30,000 square meter warehouse.
After twice postponing the deadline for receipt of offers for the redesign and optimization of Panamanian airspace, now the new date to deliver the proposals is July 4.
After the hiring process was suspended for 45 days, on June 6 the resolution issued by the Directorate of Public Procurement was published, in which it was decided to "lift the suspension of the act convened by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)."
The Mexican company Caabsa Constructora will be in charge of the expansion of the passenger terminal at Monsenor Óscar Romero international airport in El Salvador.
The award was announced by the Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA) at a press conference held at the Presidential House in San Salvador.
For his part, Nelson Vanegas, president of the CEPA, explained to Elmundo.sv that " ...