The Rutas del Este consortium (60% Sacyr Concesiones, and 40% Ocho A) has commenced construction of the new urban highway access to Asunción concession in Paraguay, a project poised to improve connectivity between the capital and inland cities. Total investment in the project is estimated at $180 million (€154 million).
Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, and Claudia Centurión, Minister of Public Works and Communications, officially inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony. President Peña emphasized: "This project will benefit all of Paraguay by adding two access roads that will alleviate traffic congestion on the main highway, which carries 80% of the country's commerce."
The project consists of a structuring road network, which has relevant works such as the Ypacaraí - Areguá variants and a 3.6-kilometer elevated urban highway, with two divided roads and four lanes and two new connections to route PY02, essential to improve connectivity between the capital and the interior:
- The first connection, starting at kilometer 41 of Route PY02, will improve accessibility through Ypacaraí, Patiño, Areguá, and Luque.
- The second connection, beginning at kilometer 43, will enhance accessibility to San Bernardino.
These corridors will be integrated to create a more efficient system for entering and exiting the metropolitan area.
The new road system will serve seven cities: Asunción, Luque, Areguá, Ypacaraí, San Bernardino, Nueva Colombia and Emboscada.
