📋 Tender Overview
* New road will eliminate the dangerous baticola and improve connectivity with the coast and the south of the country.For the second consecutive day, the regional governor of Huancavelica, Dr. Leoncio Huayllani Taype, is in the capital leading a series of working meetings with the high authorities of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) and the Special National Transportation Infrastructure Project (PROVIAS) with the aim of accelerating the start of paving the Huancavelica - Santa Ines highway.
The delegation made up of the technical team of the regional government, directors of the Pro Asphalt Committee, leaders and the regional prefect, accompanies the regional president in order to achieve the crystallization of this decades-long desire of the population, transporters and producers of the region.
During the meetings, Huayllani Taype expressed the feelings of the Huancavelican population, emphasizing the urgent need to complete the final paving of this road, as it is a vital corridor that connects the region with the coast and the south of the country, facilitating the transportation of products and passengers.
Those responsible for PROVIAS Nacional reported that the evaluation of the projects technical file has entered its final stretch, prior to its approval. A thorough and detailed analysis is being carried out to issue the corresponding resolution as soon as possible.
It is important to note that a fundamental obstacle was already overcome with the approval of the Semi-Detailed Environmental Impact Study (EIA-sd), made official on November 7, 2025 through Directorial Resolution No. 1246-2025-MTC/16, issued by the General Directorate of Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Huayllani Taype is not only demanding the prompt approval of the file, but also that the budget for the execution of the work be guaranteed, as was the commitment made by the Minister of Transportation during the bilateral meetings of the last Regional State Council held in Huanuco.
The work, which represents an investment of more than 520 million soles, includes the improvement and definitive paving of double lanes on the 72 kilometers that connect Huancavelica with Santa Ines. This important project will eliminate the dangerous stretch known as the baticola, as well as the seven curves near Lachocc.
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The preparation of the technical file was carried out by the Regional Government of Huancavelica through the consulting firm HOB. Now everything is in the hands of PROVIAS and the MTC.
