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.
In Panama, Bagatrac, S.A. was awarded the contract for the rehabilitation and widening of the La Concepción - Cuesta Piedra - Volcán highway, in the province of Chiriquí.
For the contracting process the companies that participated were Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructura S.L.U. with a proposal that reached $91.6 million, that of Mota-Engil S.A. to $89.9 million, that of Asfaltos Panameños S.A. at $88.4 million, Constructora Urbana S.A. at $86.7 million, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A. at $85.9 million, Constructora Meco at $81.3 million, and Bagatrac, S.A., which won the tender, amounted to $84.2 million.
The expansion of a road in Panama, the construction of a tourist center in Costa Rica and an office-warehouse complex in Guatemala are part of the projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are expected to be built in the coming months.
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.
In Costa Rica, discussions have continued to plan the expansion of the route from San José to Caldera, and it is estimated that the works will require about $600 million in investment.
The 77-kilometer road has been operated by Globalvia since its opening, and according to the authorities' forecasts, if the project were to be executed, work would begin in 2021, which would have a five-year duration divided into different phases.
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.
The feasibility study for the creation of a PPP will be carried out in the project for the extension of the 43-kilometer stretch between the La Hachadura Border Crossing and the CA12 Road.
In Costa Rica, the H. Solís-TPF Ingeniería consortium proposes to extend a 46-kilometer stretch that connects the bridge over the Virilla River with the Sucio River, a work valued at $643 million and to be paid with tolls for 30 years.
The proposal for the extension of the road section that was presented to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) by the business consortium is still in the analysis phase.
The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama decided to cancel the environmental impact study for the widening of the Omar Torrijos road.
The action against the Environmental Impact Study Category II, was filed by attorney Donaldo Sousa and Jose Isabel Blandon, Mayor of the municipality of Panama, who believe that the work should be stopped until the study is reviewed and improved.
Expansion of highways in Panama and El Salvador, construction of a border bridge in Guatemala and a cultural complex in Honduras are part of the public works to be developed in the region.
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 to be built in the coming months.
Constructora ECON and Disa S.A. de C.V. are two of the five companies in El Salvador that presented their proposals to extend a four-kilometer stretch of the Pan American Highway.
The Ministry of Public Works informed that Constructora ECON, Disa S.A. de C.V., Constructora MECO, Gabriel Couto S.A. and Constructora Hidalgo e Hidalgo, submitted their proposals to widen from 2 to 4 lanes of the Pan-American Highway (CA-1) from the detour to Moncagua, kilometer 128.31, until the beginning of the Bypass in El Obrajuelo, in a 3.46 kilometers length.
The CABEI granted the Honduran government a loan for the construction of a 5.3 km stretch of four lanes that will connect Tegucigalpa with the CA-5 South Highway.
From the CABEI statement:
Tegucigalpa, December 17th, 2018. The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) provided financing to the Republic of Honduras for approximately US$44 million to support the project "Libramiento Anillo Periférico-Carretera CA-5 Sur."
The Ministry of Public Works of Panama tenders the restoration and widening of the road La Concepción - Cuesta Piedra - Volcán, in the province of Chiriquí.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-09-0-04-LV-005781:
"The project has a 66.2 kilometer length; however, the Tenderer Entity may determine works within the execution of the fieldwork that are detected as required, which have not been defined in the terms of reference and plans, to ensure connectivity and integrity of road networks and/or for accessibility to basic services.
Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica signed a loan contract with the FCC Consortium to finance the six-lane extension of the beach corridor in Panama, Section I: La Chorrera-Santa Cruz.
The project "Expansion to six lanes, Las Playas Corridor, Section 1: La Chorrera-Santa Cruz, which has an approximate length of 36.3 kilometers, and begins at the end of the Arraiján - La Chorrera highway and ends at the entrance to Santa Cruz (before the crossing over the Lagarto River)," was awarded in November 2017.
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