In Guatemala, a 1,400-meter-long highway and two bridges totaling 518 meters long and 15 meters wide will be built.
CentralAmericaData's "Commercial Feasibility Studies" provides an up-to-date list of public and private construction projects that have submitted Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
More than two years after an initiative was presented in Guatemala to create an autonomous entity made up of the government and private investors, which would be in charge of planning and executing road works, the proposal has not yet received the endorsement of the Legislative and the road network is still in poor condition.
During the National Meeting of Entrepreneurs (Enade) 2017 the proposal to create the Superintendence of Road Infrastructure (Sivial) arose, an institution that would be an autonomous entity with the function of planning, tendering and contracting infrastructure works.
During 2019, 124 environmental impact studies were presented to develop street rehabilitation, construction and road expansion projects in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that present environmental impact studies (EIS) to the respective institutions in each country.
The Ministry of Communications tenders the replacement works of the road section of Route CA-11 that goes from the CA-10 Fork Vado Hondo to Jocotan, in the department of Chiquimula.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10853960:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section which has an approximate length of 18 kilometers, without modifying its horizontal and vertical alignment or modifications to the typical section of the route.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the replacement works of the road section RN-24, between La Libertad and Las Cuaches, Peten department.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10787089:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section: Replacement Road RN-24, Section: Km. 499+500, La Libertad - Km. 526+900, Las Cuaches, Peten with an approximate length of 27.4 km, using the existing road and adapting it to the existing typical section.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the improvement works of the road section RD-ESC-01, Escuintla-Santa Maria de Jesus, Sacatepéquez.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12231738:
"The road project begins in the municipality of Palín, within the department of Escuintla, and ends in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jesus. The design has been traced over the existing road trying to maintain the current geometry.
Private investors are planning to build a four-lane highway, 31 kilometers long, which would serve as a beltway for vehicles passing through the municipalities of San Bernardino, Mazatenango and Cuyotenango, department of Suchitepéquez.
This new investment would be executed in a format similar to that of the Via Alterna del Sur (VAS), which is private and operates on a toll basis, and crosses the southern municipalities of the metropolitan area between these Villa Nueva and Villa Canales, in the department of Guatemala.
The Ministry of Communications of Guatemala tenders the replacement of the CITO-180 highway, section crossing Zunil - Las Rosas, intersection RN-1, Quetzaltenango.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11405090:
"The project consists of replacing the pavement of the existing road and adapting it to the typical pavement section. The contractual term for the execution of the works of the Project will be 12 calendar months.
After the Guatemalan Congress voted against the bill granting the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, the winning company asks to return the process to third reading, but some deputies refuse.
It is expected that the section of the Via Alterna del Sur that will connect the municipality of Villa Canales with Zone 21 of the Guatemalan capital will begin operating at the end of next year.
The new section being built on the Via Alterna del Sur (VAS) will be about 7 kilometers long and will connect the municipality of Villa Canales with the Atanasio Tzul roadway in Guatemala City.
Because 46 right-of-way invasion conflicts were reported, the four-lane widening of the road from Sanarate to the Ranch will be completed by 2020.
The extension of a 28-kilometre stretch of the Atlantic Route, which connects the country's capital with Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, faces multiple difficulties, since 125 cases of invasion of the right-of-way have been registered, of which 46 became conflicts and 10 were described as "critical."
In the first quarter of the year, 21 environmental impact studies were presented for projects of street rehabilitation, construction and expansion of highways in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
After months without progress being reported in the process, the Communications Commission of the Guatemalan Congress issued a favorable opinion to the bill to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal Highway.
The procedure has been delayed by several months, as the dossier was submitted from 5 October 2018 and only on 6 August received a positive opinion from the Committee on Communications, Transport and Public Works.
During 2018, 88 environmental impact studies were presented for projects to rehabilitate streets, build roads and bridges in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
With IDB financing, a road improvement and rehabilitation program will be implemented in Guatemala, connecting productive areas and departmental capitals to the main network.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reported that the total project amount is $150 million from concessional ordinary capital, with an amortization period of 24 years, a 6-year disbursement period, a 6.5-year grace period and an interest rate based on LIBOR.