📋 Tender Overview
Minister Sandoval announces that financing has been achieved to initiate first stage of this work in which countries such as Japan, England and Canada are interestedThe Minister of Transport and Communications, Cesar Sandoval, announced that the Government already has the financing to start the first stage that will allow executing line 3 and 4 of the Lima and Callao Metro, which will benefit more than seven million people and whose investment together will exceed US $ 10 billion.
Yesterday the decision [the MTC was made with the Ministry of Economy and Finance] and today I announce it, as a State Policy, which begin the procedures of the projects of Line 3 and 4. In these projects that will be carried out in the modality of government to government, there are several countries interested such as Canada, England, Japan, said the head of the MTC.
These works are considered fundamental axes of the integrated transport system, as they will contribute to the sustainable development of a city of 11 million inhabitants, where more than 20 million daily trips are made.
The Government Government mechanism that will be implemented will allow specialized technical assists (PMO) to accompany all the stages of the projects: design, execution, as well as operation and maintenance.
About projects
Lima and Callao Metro Line 3 will travel 34.8 kilometers, along 13 districts of Lima, from Comas to San Juan de Miraflores, benefiting more than 5 million people. The estimated travel time will be 54 minutes and its estimated investment exceeds US $ 6,924 million.
Metro line 4 will have an extension of 23.6 kilometers to which are added additional 8 kilometers of the Faucet-Gambetta branch, connecting districts such as Bellavista, San Isidro, La Molina and Santa Anita. This line will benefit more than two million citizens and, in their first year of operation. The projected investment is US $ 3,739 million.
With these actions, the MTC reaffirms its commitment to continue working on the consolidation of a modern, efficient and sustainable transport system, which will transform the mobility of Lima and Callao for the benefit of millions of Peruvians.
