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.
For the second time the deadline for receipt of offers has been postponed in the tender for the renovation and administration of the Escuintla - Puerto Quetzal highway, this time until May 3.
The National Council of Partnerships for the Development of Economic Infrastructure reported that on March 13 it decided to postpone the date for receiving technical and economic offers from the pre-qualified companies for the project"Renovation, Administration, Operation, Maintenance and Complementary Works on the Escuintla - Puerto Quetzal Highway with Toll Collection",which is in the international public tender phase.
In Guatemala, the presentation of bids in the tender for the renovation and operation of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, with toll collection, has been postponed until April 5.
In Guatemala, a tender is being launched for the renovation, administration, operation and maintenance of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, with toll collection.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7109547:
"The Project which includes the 2 tracks that make up the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal road section of the Central American route identified as CA-9 South "A", complementary works and other infrastructure to raise it to the highway level, as well as the administration, management, maintenance and operation of the Project, which guarantees the services of trafficability to the quality, reliability, continuity and safety standards required.
In Guatemala a proposal has been made for private companies to build toll roads, where, in some cases the State pays for the tolls, instead of charging road users.
The proposal of this investment model was raised in the context of the National Entrepreneurs Encounter (Enade), focused this year on the theme of infrastructure.
The tender act for the construction and operation of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, in Guatemala, could take between October and December, and there are already five prequalified builders.
The National Agency for Alliances for Development (Anadie) has announced that they are in the process of revising the draft of the project, and that the tender could be launched at the end of the year, between October and December.
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 National Highway Company plans to build new access roads with toll collections in the area of Costa del Este, in the districts of Lefevre Park and Juan Diaz.
Authorities at the National Highway Company explained that they are planning to implement the tolling scheme in order to cover the costs of the work and administration of the new access road.The construction will be completed in a period of 12 to 18 months.
A tender is being launched for a project to renovate, manage, operate, maintain and provide additional works for the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway.
Guatemala Government Purchase 5414121:
"The National Agency of Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) is inviting individuals and legal persons who meet the requirements of these Prequalification Rules, to express their interest in participating in the prequalification phase, which aims at, prior to the eventual opening of bids, creating a list of prequalified entities who may participate, as appropriate, in the Tender Project of the Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development called "renovation, management, operation, maintenance and additional works for the highway Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal with toll collection," which has the objective of improving, acquiring right of way, operating and maintaining the 2 tracks that make up the stretch of road Escuintla - Puerto Quetzal, whose administration and road management will be financed through tolls.
A bill has been presented to finance, build, operate and maintain transport infrastructure using trusts.
From the Law project "An Act authorizing the development of transport infrastructure through trusts":
There is a need to rethink the model for financing infrastructure, taking into account the fact that these investments impact on growth expectations for competitiveness.
The new Panama Canal toll structure will come into effect on April 1, 2016, except for the new segment of Internal Maritime Cluster which is already in effect.
From a statement issued by the Maritime Authority of Panama:
PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 29, 2015 - The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a proposal to modify the Canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors.
The National Roads Authority of Costa Rica is putting out to tender services from trained personnel to perform the process of collecting the tolls at various stations on national highways.
Government Purchase 2015LN-000001-0PP00 Costa Rica:
"RECRUITMENT SERVICES FOR TOLL COLLECTION IN THE STATIONS LOCATED ON THE ROADS: GENERAL CAÑAS (ALAJUELA), FLORENCIO DEL CASTILLO (TRES RÍOS), BRAULIO CARRILLO (ZURQUÍ) YBERNARDO SOTO (NARANJO)."
The new toll structure which the Canal Authority will start implementing from April provides incentives for shippers for frequent use of the road.
From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority:
The Panama Canal today announced a proposal for a new toll structure as a result of over a year of informal consultations with representatives from different segments of the maritime industry in order to improve the competitiveness of the waterway by means of incentives and providing better service to its customers.
A call has been made to construction companies for the international public tender to form a Public-Private Partnership concession for 106 kilometers of the Western Corridor.
The Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA) and Banco Continental, SA in its capacity as Arranger Bannk and the Trustee of the Trust Project Called "Financing, Construction, Rehabilitation, Expansion, Operation And Maintenance Of The West Road CA-4, CA-10 and CA-11", in the terms of Legislative Decree No. 369-2013 issued by Congress, is calling on national and international companies interested in participating in the International Public Tender for the establishment of a Public -Private Partnership concession for "WEST CORRIDOR, CA-4 ROAD PHASE I , SECTION: CHAMELECON - NACO - LA ENTRADA " in the form of toll collection.
The revenue generated by tourist arrivals is almost two times higher than the income received by tolls at the Canal.
The growth in the number of visitors to Panama and the amount of money they spend in the country has been so rapid that it already far exceeds the revenue generated by tolls on the Canal.
"Just five years ago, both sectors generated similar income according to the Comptroller General of the Republic.
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