📋 Tender Overview
The Gore Arequipa works for the culmination of this key work of the Arequipa - La Joya regional route, which will improve connectivity and reduce travel times in the region.The construction of the Arequipa - La Joya regional road bridge is in its final phase thanks to the efforts of the Regional Government of Arequipa (GRA), after overcoming the delays and technical problems inherited since its inception in 2017.
This Tuesday, August 26, the Regional Infrastructure Management began the emptying of the main slab of the bridge, considered a key milestone in the execution schedule. At this stage, 150 m3 of high strength concrete are placed, a process that develops in an interspersed between stirrups 1 and 2, respecting the seven days of cure required by the material to reach its maximum resistance.
In parallel, oxide removal work of the reinforcement steel is carried out, through the sandy and application procedure to do a deep cleaning of the structure. The execution of the emptying and complementary finishes will last approximately 60 days. Subsequently, it will proceed with the placement of a 20 -meter -long folder that will splices the bridge, as well as other necessary arrangements to its accesses, with which the work will be ready for its culmination at the end of this year.
The work executed under the contract modality is in charge of the La Joya II Consortium (made up of the company Pizzarotti & CSPA and Eralma Constructora SAC) and will be launched once the component II of the Arequipa - La Joya regional route, La Nueva Molina, which currently records 70 % physical advance.
The Arequipa Bridge - The jewel is strategic for Arequipa, as it will reduce travel times, improve connectivity and enhance economic and social integration between the White City and the district of La Joya.
It should be noted that this work faced multiple difficulties since its formulation, including deficiencies in the technical file and requests of additional unjustified by the contractor, which delayed its progress for several years. Thanks to the intervention and technical decisions of the current management, these obstacles were overcome and the work finally directs its conclusion.
