International interest is strong in tenders opening in Colombia for the construction and management of 1,146km worth of highways.
These form part of a package for 10 projects known as Autopistas para la Prosperidad, worth some US$4.75 billion in all. OHL has expressed an interest in the Autopista al Mar 2 and Autopista al Rio Magdalena 1 highway projects, which have been valued at around $1.9 billion.
The programme includes a $240 million project for upgrades and improvements to a 173km stretch of the Puerta de Hierro-Cruz del Viso highway. This part of the programme includes improvements to access roads in the area, which lies in Colombia’s northern Sucre, Bolívar and Atlántico departments. A complex component of the Autopistas para la Prosperidad project will be for the construction of some 838km of two-lane highways, 41 bridges (63km in total) and 19 tunnels (90km in total).
The local authorities in Antioquia have approved funds worth $268.66 million for a section of this road programme, with a 50km section of highway between Santa Fe (Antioquia) and Canasgordas. One of the most costly components will be for the construction of the Toyo tunnel along the route. This project will be opening for tenders in the first half of 2014.
And pre-feasibility studies are commencing for a new tunnel project in Colombian capital Bogota. The tunnel is set to link Bogota’s north side with La Calera and the studies should be completed by April 2014.
The project is expected to cost in the region of $198.76 million to construct and will be for a 4.5km tolled tunnel. The project will be challenging however and will take up to four years to complete.
The route will run from Street 170 in northern Bogota, linking the Perimetral Oriental ring road that is due to be built from the first quarter of 2015 and linking the Bogota-Vilavicencio road.
These form part of a package for 10 projects known as Autopistas para la Prosperidad, worth some US$4.75 billion in all. OHL has expressed an interest in the Autopista al Mar 2 and Autopista al Rio Magdalena 1 highway projects, which have been valued at around $1.9 billion.
The programme includes a $240 million project for upgrades and improvements to a 173km stretch of the Puerta de Hierro-Cruz del Viso highway. This part of the programme includes improvements to access roads in the area, which lies in Colombia’s northern Sucre, Bolívar and Atlántico departments. A complex component of the Autopistas para la Prosperidad project will be for the construction of some 838km of two-lane highways, 41 bridges (63km in total) and 19 tunnels (90km in total).
The local authorities in Antioquia have approved funds worth $268.66 million for a section of this road programme, with a 50km section of highway between Santa Fe (Antioquia) and Canasgordas. One of the most costly components will be for the construction of the Toyo tunnel along the route. This project will be opening for tenders in the first half of 2014.
And pre-feasibility studies are commencing for a new tunnel project in Colombian capital Bogota. The tunnel is set to link Bogota’s north side with La Calera and the studies should be completed by April 2014.
The project is expected to cost in the region of $198.76 million to construct and will be for a 4.5km tolled tunnel. The project will be challenging however and will take up to four years to complete.
The route will run from Street 170 in northern Bogota, linking the Perimetral Oriental ring road that is due to be built from the first quarter of 2015 and linking the Bogota-Vilavicencio road.
