📋 Tender Overview
The Arequipa-La Joya regional road, La Molina section, which connects the mega-project of the Arequipa-La Joya bridge with the Panamericana Sur, enters its final stage with a physical progress of 91.18%, consolidating itself as one of the most important strategic road projects promoted by the Regional Government to improve urban mobility and strengthen regional integration in the south of the country.
The project includes the execution of 6.91 kilometers of paved road, including the completion of more than 400 meters on the other side of the Arequipa-La Joya bridge, works that required demanding cutting, excavation and work, allowing the terrain to be stabilized and enable a modern road infrastructure. These interventions contribute to the reduction of travel times, the decongestion of traffic and the reinforcement of road safety at the entrances and exits of the city.
In this regard, the construction inspector, Eng. Jorge Maquera, pointed out that the current work is concentrated on the La Molina road junction, where excavation work is carried out in loose material, profiling and compaction of the subgrade, in addition to the final finishes such as the placement of subbase and granular base, hot asphalt mix and regulatory signage.
The road infrastructure includes an asphalt layer of 5.84 kilometers, with a thickness of 3 inches, a section in which support walls were executed using Terramesh-type gabions, as well as clearing and combing of slopes in fixed rock, achieving the elimination of more than 130,000 m3 of material resulting from earthworks. These interventions guarantee the stability of the slopes and the structural safety of the road.
Likewise, the project includes a 940-meter asphalt double road, with a 4-inch asphalt layer and 2-inch side shoulders, where the formation of a embankment was carried out, with more than 26,000 m3 of fill, ensuring a resistant road platform suitable for high vehicular flow traffic.
This important work directly benefits more than 1.6 million people and extends its impact to 4 million citizens in the regions of Puno, Cusco and other areas in the south of the country. Likewise, it generates local employment for 81 workers and represents a total investment of S/ 45,444,359.82.
Finally, after the unexpected inspection carried out at the end of 2025, the execution of the works was ordered in a double shift, a measure that allowed the progress of the work to be accelerated, comply with the established schedule and leave the Arequipa-La Joya road ready to be put at the service of the population.
