📋 Tender Overview
Section 16 of the Structuring Road Network, corresponding to the access to San Bernardino, reached 52% physical progress and is progressing on several fronts, with interventions aimed at speeding up the entry and exit of Asuncion and improving the circulation of thousands of users. This sector has an extension of 4.70 kilometers, and runs from route PY02, in Ypacarai, to the vicinity of the portico of the San Bernardino Country Club, and includes the expansion of the existing road, paving works, drainage and adaptation of accesses. In the area, the tasks focus on soil movement that includes excavations and the formation of embankments for the road platform, while the execution of the subbase and the granular base progress, stages prior to placing the asphalt layer on the new road. In parallel, concrete-lined gutters are being built to guarantee adequate water runoff and preserve the infrastructure, along with the adaptation of accesses to existing streets and the transfer of lines from the National Electricity Administration (ANDE), works necessary to integrate the new road with its surroundings and the installed services. Luque Megaviaduct As another component of this road network, the concreting of the first 160-ton lintel of the Luque megaviaduct was recently completed, a reinforced concrete structure located 10 meters high on the columns that will support 10 prestressed beams, on which thousands of vehicles will circulate once the work is completed. Impact in six cities The Structuring Road Network is a project promoted by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and executed by Rutas del Este S.A., concessionaire of the PY02 route under the Public-Private Alliance (PPP) regime. With this venture, six cities will benefit, including Asuncion, Luque, Aregua, Ypacarai, San Bernardino and Nueva Colombia, through interventions aimed at reducing travel times, strengthening connectivity and improving regional logistics movement. Date: July 31, 2026
