The government has announced that it is working on a pre-design to build a sixth lane on the Los Chorros road, in the section between Santa Ana and Santa Tecla.
The Minister of Public Works, Gerson Martinez, explained to Elmundo.sv that"..."The idea is that we will work on a kilometer and a half in the area of El Poliedro, because there is a bottleneck there, when people join from Sonsonate and from Lourdes with the people from Santa Ana, therefore we would fix that and the other problem is in this zone (La Curva), therefore another kilometer will be added'."
The government has announced it will create an institution that is dedicated to facilitating the management of infrastructure projects carried out under the public-private partnership format.
We will have to wait and see how useful it will be to have a state institution dedicated to carrying out the most essential coastal infrastructure projects.
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The construction of an overpass near Rancho Navarra, in San Salvador, is estimated at $25 million and could be tendered in the first half of this year.
The project is for an aerial roundabout that would connect La Cima to Vista Hermosa, in addition to providing a pedestrian crossing. Construction could start in the second half of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that work on the specifications of the tender for the construction of two bridges in Anguiatú and La Hachadura, both border crossings with Guatemala.
The authorities plan for the tenders to be held in the course of this year, to start with the construction of bridges in 2016. This project aims to replace the existing crossings which connect with Guatemala in the western area.
Representatives from the Chinese conglomerate CITIC Group visiting El Salvador met with the government in order to find out about business opportunities existing in the country.
From a statement issued by the Agency for Export and Investment Promotion of El Salvador (PROESA):
The Government of El Salvador, through a team of heads of various institutions, received today a delegation from CITIC Group, a conglomerate originating in China which has become a transnational, and which does business in 56 categories, both financial and non-financial. With the intention of showcasing the advantages of El Salvador as an investment destination the group's agenda begins with a meeting with William Granadino, president of the Promotion Agency for Export and Investment in El Salvador (PROESA); Luz Estrella Rodríguez, Deputy Minister of Economy (MINEC) and Marta Evelyn de Rivera, vice president of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
The government of El Salvador has received the backing of the InterAmerican Development Bank for a second tender to finish building a terminal for an urban transport system in Soyapango.
With the aim of finishing the remaining 49% of the terminal for the Integrated Transport System in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (SITRAMSS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved the hiring of another company through means of invitation to bid and price comparison and the whole process is expected to take at least 30 days.
The Ministry of Public Works is waiting for the final approval of a $122 million loan with Japan in order to begin a tender process for the design and construction of a bypass in San Miguel.
Authorities at the Ministry of Finance and Public Works indicated to Laprensagrafica.com that in the coming days they will "... request that the Legislature give final approval for this financing."
A tender is being launched for the construction of three underpasses in high cargo traffic areas in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador.
The projects already have the respective designs and refer to the Naciones Unidas and Masferrer roundabouts in the south and north ends of Jerusalem Avenue and at the intersection of highway and street Huizúcar Comalapa. The investment for the construction of three underpasses is around $25 million.
The new government has announced plans to implement improvement works on the road network of the country in the next three years.
The complete renovation of the road to the port of La Libertad and improvements in neighboring bridges are part of the works estimated at $650 million that the Ministry of Public Works announced will be undertaken in the country.
The Ministry of Public Works and the Salvadoran Accreditation Agency have signed an agreement to establish laboratories for analysing materials.
This Convention seeks to improve the service of duly accredited laboratories and those registered in the geotechnical and materials areas who provide services to the construction sector.
"The agreement is indefinite and has as its main objective determining the conditions in terms of accreditation to the OSA, and the registration and inscription of Geotechnical and Materials Laboratories with the MOP and ensuring technical competence of geotechnical and materials laboratories for the preparation of studies when carrying out projects authorized by the MOP, municipalities and decentralized technical offices empowered to authorize public and private works projects in the country. "
The Ministry of Public Works in El Salvador has proposed Congress the construction of three road projects using Mexico's Yucatan Fund.
According to Public Works Minister Gerson Martinez, there is willingness on the part of both El Salvador and Mexico, "there is an agreement, the Ministry of Public Works has completed its preparation phase with the Yucatan Fund and the Government of Mexico" , the official said.
With an investment of $5.8 million a highway will be built connecting the Cordillera del Balsamo with Comasagua, Talnique, Tamanique and Chiltiupán.
The mayors of these communities see in this road an opportunity to promote tourism, micro-enterprises and job creation. According to Public Works Minister Gerson Martinez, the aim of this work is to improve vehicular and pedestrian connection in order to provide more development opportunities for the population.
The Ministry of Public Works is proposing installing a camera system funded by a percentage of the fines imposed.
Gerson Martinez, head of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), "held talks with foreign investors on the subject and reported that these systems could be put in place without the State having to spend anything on them. The investor who installs the equipment could be assigned 'a percentage of earnings generated, and in this way it could finance itself without taxing the population’, said Martinez."
The Ministry of Works has announced a master plan to improve roads in the city of La Union in 2012 .
With an investment of $ 5 million the works include the repair and construction of the Coast to El Tamarindo and the construction of a new boulevard between the port and the city of La Union.
The portfolio holder, Gerson Martinez, adding that "in addition to the works planned for the year 2012, the ministry has worked with the Salvadoran Investment Corporation on a project to create a 'cluster' of logistics services in the sector.
The first private housing project in El Salvador to show its face after the crisis, is making good progress
After the global financial and property crisis hit the United States and consequently Central America, the first signs of recovery are beginning to be seen in a sector whose conditions are still complex.
An example of this is the urban project ‘Verandas’, which is being built by Desarrollos Verandas, a group of Salvadoran origin that is gambling on the recovery of the housing market in the country.
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