📋 Tender Overview
The Eastern Economy and Foreign Trade of the Paraguayan will soon receive an important impulse thanks to the sustained advance of the works of the Eastern Metropolitan Corridor (CMDE) that gradually enter their final stage, highlighting the rural lot 2 that has already reached 87% in its execution. This specific component, which represents one of the strategic sections of the new road infrastructure, will transform import and export flows, boost the commercial activity of the region and the entire country. As part of the 32 kilometers that the new road will have in rural area, Lot 2 is consolidated as an essential piece in the infrastructure that promises to become a vital axis for logistics integration and socio -economic progress of one of the countrys greatest commercial activity. The current tasks include the construction of the structural package of the route with granular base, conventional and concrete asphalt asphalt with polymer. To this are added storm drainage works, which include cell and tubular sewers, as well as concrete coats. These interventions seek to guarantee a resilient and safe infrastructure. Expansion and new connections The second lot of the CMDE contemplates the duplication of more than 11 kilometers of road, in addition to a 6 -kilometer rural access that connects with the Moises Bertoni scientific monument. A fixed weighing stand, a house for the road patrol and an eight -way toll are also built. The tasks are promoted by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) through the contractor the Mediterranean Consortium, composed of ICSA, Constructora Chaves Hausman and Copesa. The first elevated fauna step in the country One of the most outstanding works of lot 2 is the construction of the first elevated fauna step in Paraguay, located in the Maharishi Natural Reserve area. This structure will be 35 meters long and will rise to 8 meters above the level of the road, allowing the safe cross -animal crossing and reinforcing the environmental commitment of the project. Strategic corridor for the region The CMDE is a comprehensive project and a commitment assumed by the Paraguayan government to enhance and give full functionality to the Paraguay-Brazil integration bridge, a strategic work located on the border between the cities of President Franco and Foz de Iguazu. There are six current contracts, which include the rural area (lots 1 and 2), urban interconnection, a new bridge over the Monday River, a load terminal of the National Navigation and Ports Administration (ANNP) and a customs primary area, positioning itself as a key infrastructure for logistics integration and development both in the department of Alto Parana and in the rest of the country. Date: April 24, 2025
