Road rehabilitation in Chiriqui, Panama, which will complement five road sections that will complete a length of 30 kilometers, the project also includes the construction of three bridges.
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The plan put forward by the Panamanian government will define, in the cities of Panama and Colon, areas that can be used as development poles, and establish risk zones in which interventions are not allowed.
The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) presented the Urban Development Plan for the Metropolitan Areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic, and through a statement reported that "...
The Ministry of Public Works is putting out to tender works on adapting to three lanes and reversing of lanes in the North and South corridors, in Panama City.
Panama Government Purchase 2017-0-09-0-08-AV-004921:
"The project involves adaptation, adjustments, signaling for reclassification to three-lanes and reversing of lanes on the North and South corridors, which are located in the city of Panama, however, the contracting entity, may determine taskswhile carrying out work in the field which have not been defined in the terms of reference and plans, to ensure connectivity and integrity of road networks and / or accessibility to basic services, such as health centers, schools, roads, production, etc., as long as they relate to a route which is continuous, (or) neighboring, (or) perpendicular to any point on the route of the project, which must be formalized by legal instruments defined in the Request for Proposals."
As part of a plan to streamline traffic on the North and South corridors, the company Mi Bus has allocated $22 million to enabling six lanes and $46 million in the purchase of 273 buses.
The proposal of the public company Mi bus consists in reconfiguring lanes on the North and South corridors, in order to enable an exclusive bus lane along both tracks.The company First Transit, manager of Mi Bus, explained that $15 million will be allocated to enabling six lanes instead of the four that currently exist and $7 million will be spent on road signs.
Through an agreement between the mayor of Managua and the International Cooperation Agency of Japan, a plan will be developed for territorial reorganization, public transport and drainage for the city.
Authorities at the Mayoral office in Managua said the document including the conditions of the project would be ready in 18 months. The plan intends to meet the economic, social and environmental needs of the Nicaraguan capital, by improving the current conditions in the city.
The Legislature has approved a loan with the International Cooperation Agency of Japan to build an overpass in the city of San Miguel.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
The Bypass of San Miguel will become a reality after the unanimous backing of the Legislative Assembly for the ratification of the loan agreement between the government of El Salvador and the International Cooperation Agency (JICA), for a total of $122.5 million . For the construction of this work, which is projected to be the most modern and secure in the region, the Salvadoran State will provide a counterpart of $36.8 million.
The companies that submitted proposals to build the fourth tranche of 26 kilometers from the Panamerican highway will have to use the modified asphalt Superpave.
The Ministry of Works received bids from MC Consorcio, Constructora Meco S.A., Conalvías Constructora S.A.; Construcciones y Dragados S.A., Bagatrac S.A. and Asociación Accidental Caminos de Darién .
In Guatemala an award was made to the company Sigma Constructores S.A. of a contract for the renovation and widening to four lanes of the CA-2 East route, Escuintla - Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado.
Under the purchase method of 'emergency' and other procedures, the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing of Guatemala awarded the contract for maintenance and expansion of the CA-2 East highway, Escuintla - Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, to the company Sigma Constructores S.A.
Together with two Korean companies a Master Road Plan for the country is being developed which foresees the construction and renovation of 4,500 kilometers of roads in the next twenty years.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI):
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) with the support of the Republic of Korea, has delivered the results of the final report of the Master Plan for the Road Network in Nicaragua.
The union of engineers has asked for the suspension of the tender to renovate a section of the Panamerican highway because the tender conditions demand a new asphalt mix that is not used in the country.
From a statement issued by the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects (SPIA):
The National Government through the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has convened tender Nó 2015-0-09-0-05-LV-003 626, Nu 2015-0-09-0-05-LV-G03627, N ° 2015-0-O9-O-O5-LV-O03628, No. 2015-0-09-0-05-LV-003 629, for the Design and Renovation of the CP road. A, - Santa Fe - Yavlza, Aguas Frias - Santa Fe, Santa Fe - Metetí, Metetí - Canglón, Canglón -Yaviza in the province of Darien.
Although the tender is scheduled for the second half of the year, the Panamanian government is already promoting the work among firms in Europe and the United States.
Authorities at the Ministry of Public Works have promoted the project with companies from Germany, Italy and the US, with the aim of getting them to take part in the tender process for the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, over which the Monorail Line 3 of the Panama Metro will pass.
The Road Maintenance Fund is preparing a tender to build an over pass at the UN roundabout in San Salvador.
It is envisaged that on April 14 offers will be received from the institutions interested in carrying out the work in the arena of the United Nations, at the southern end of Jerusalen Avenue. Authorities from the Road Maintenance Fund (FOVIAL) revealed that environmental permits have already been granted.
The City of Panama is putting out to tender urban design and plots for the project in the village of Bella Vista, Panama District.
Panama Government Purchase 2014-5-76-0-08-AV-006 792:
"URBAN INTERVENTION PROJECT THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SPACE IN CALLE URUGUAY AND VIA ARGENTINA, VILLAGE OF BELLA VISTA, DISTRICT OF PANAMA, PANAMA PROVINCE."
President Juan Carlos Varela announced that included in the 2015 Budget is the enlargement to six lanes of a section of the Inter American highway.
In order to decongest vehicular traffic and decrease the time it takes to get to the capital, the government announced that in 2015 it will expand to six lanes the section of the Inter American highway between the bridge of the Americas and Arraiján .
The Minister of Public Works and Transport is asking for an amendment to the existing legislation to allow a common trust to be structured to finance all road infrastructure works.
The minister of transport and public works intends for the bill being studied in the assembly, and which would fund the road from San Ramon to San Jose through the figure of trust, to be extended to all types of road works and not only that road, so that a single financing option would be used for the construction of all roads in the future.
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