Plans are underway to build, in the municipality of Villa Canales, a 9 kilometer toll road with 6 lanes, which will connect at kilometer 23 with Carretera to El Salvador and with the Via Alterna del Sur.
According to the interactive information system"Construction Projects in Guatemala", complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData,Tramo SB-3, S.A.submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) called "Vía SB-3", to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in March 2017.
The government estimates that an $800 million investment is needed to expand 200 kilometers of the route to the Atlantic to four lanes.
According to the minister of the CIV, Aldo García, the studies that take into account the section from El Rancho (El Progreso) to Mayuelas (Zacapa), are 95% complete.Regarding the remaining tranche, Garcia told Agn.co.gt that"..."From Mayuelas to Puerto Barrios (Izabal) are the studies that I have to contract out, and the tender process has already started.The project will be done using a donation (from the Government of Taiwan) and another part will be made by us."
The Guatemalan private sector estimates that losses caused by the paralysis of activities and blockades on the country's main roads add up to $6 million a day.
On the morning of Tuesday, May 23, 14 blockades were counted on different roads in Guatemala, from the route to the Atlantic, the Interamerica highway, Puerto Quetzal and El Salvador, among others.
Since no proposals were received, the government has decided to extend until May 31st the receipt of offers in the tender to improve the Belize bridge in Guatemala.
The project, for which no offers were received, consists of repairing the railing including cleaning and painting, renovation of sidewalks, replacement of the road surface, renovation of the concrete slab of the superstructure, renovation of expansion joints, construction of approach slabs, non-destructive tests on structure and concrete elements, replacement of supports in the buttresses, provision, installation and commissioning of two scales for dynamic weighing or WIM (Weighing in Motion) weighing and renovation of the fixed scale located at km 14.5 of the road CA-09 Norte,according tothe tender documents.
In Guatemala, a study is being carried out to determine the most suitable concession and operation model for the new El Cerinal - Barberena road with toll collection.
Guatemala Government Purchase 6239862:
"The general objective of the consultancy is to support the ANADIE and the CIV in ensuring that the partnership initiative for the development of economic infrastructure 'Maintenance and operation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (El Cerinal) - Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, with toll collection', start the International Public Tendering scheme, in compliance with the provisions of the Alliances for Economic Infrastructure Development Law.
University infrastructure in Costa Rica, and road construction and office building in Panama, are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
CentralAmericaData's information system "Construction Projects in Central America,", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit,provides an up to datelist of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessments (EIAs) were submitted to Institutions in each country in February 2017.
A $53 million road renovation project in Costa Rica, a commercial building and three roadworks in Panama are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of the public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in January 2017.
Five consortia formed by companies from Guatemala, the Netherlands, Peru, Italy and Mexico were prequalified to participate in the project for the construction and operation of the Escuintla - Puerto Quetzal highway.
The companies shortlisted in thetenderfor the rehabilitation, management, operation, maintenance and additional works on the Escuintla-Puerto Quetza highway are:
This year the government plans to allocate $110 million to tenders for works on renovations, cleaning and improvement of roads in different parts of the country.
The plan put forward by the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) is to invest $110 million in the renovation of 10,100 kilometers of roads throughout the country, including street patching, terracing and cleaning.
While options are being evaluated to terminate the contract with Odebrecht to build the CA-2 Occidente road, the government will be putting out to tender maintenance of the sections that were left unfinished.
The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing will first make a "visual inspection" to determine the actual state of the road, both the sections which have been completed but damaged and sections that have not yet been completed.
The government has announced that through an agreement with Taiwan funds will be obtained for expansion works on the CA-9 North highway.
The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing informed Diario de Centroamerica that"...It is expected that in March a Taiwanese mission will visit the country to review the works that will be carried out ... and they have prepared the plans for the project and, from next week, circulation schedules will be more flexible, which will ease traffic loads."
A tender is being launched in Guatemala for improvements to 12 kilometers of the road between Santiago Atitlan and San Pedro La Laguna, in Solola.
Guatemala Government Purchase 5763665:
"The section is located in the ruto RD SOL 04 in the town of Panabaj in the municipality of Santiago Atitlan and village of Chicajay, in the municipality of San Pedro La Laguna, with an approximate length of 12 kms. From the Department of Solola, the section currently has deteriorated into rolling dirt therefore this section must be paved with a layer of granular sub base of 20 cm, a base layer of crushed gravel of 15 cms and a layer of asphalt concrete of 7 cm.