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Proinversion announces that the detailed engineering studies will be ready in August. Regional authority asks to speed up the deadlines to avoid further delays in the execution of the project.The Private Investment Promotion Agency (PROINVERSION) announced that as the detailed engineering studies for the modernization of the Huancayo - Huancavelica Railway progress, some new developments that the execution of the project will bring us are becoming known, such as new lines and the construction of tunnels regarding the route that the emblematic Macho Train will have, which will return quickly and swiftly.
A whole set of improvements and innovations will make this project very attractive and the most modern that will cover the country, uniting the regions of Junin with Huancavelica, for the benefit of 1.2 million inhabitants. In addition, it will generate socioeconomic development and boost the tourism and agricultural potential and the populations access to health, education, labor and commercial centers.
These and other announcements were made by PROINVERSION authorities and specialists in the coordination meeting they held with the head of the regional government, who demanded information about the situation and progress of the Huancayo - Huancavelica Railway concession, which involves the modernization of 128.7 kilometers of railway, the reconditioning of seven stations and 20 stops.
It also includes the acquisition of locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars, in addition to the installation of new rails on the main track, the replacement of wooden sleepers with concrete ones, the renovation of 15 railway bridges and the reinforcement of 38 tunnels.
Among the technical developments, it was revealed that, in the Cuenca area, specifically in the Huayllapampa sector where a geological fault caused a reservoir of the Mantaro River in 2014, the construction of a new tunnel and the implementation of alternative routes to guarantee the safety and operability of the road are being analyzed.
Currently, the technical teams are focused on the characterization of interferences, one of the most critical phases of the process that consists of identifying and managing the properties, services and structures that could affect the final outline and the future execution of the works. In that sense, they announced that the detailed engineering studies will be ready in August.
During the meeting, the highest regional authority emphasized the need to ensure that the rail service reaches the city of Huancavelica to guarantee that the benefit directly impacts the families of the region, therefore, he urged PROINVERSION to speed up the deadlines to avoid further delays in the process of execution of the work.
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The project was awarded by Proinversion in August 2024 to the Consorcio Concesionaria Ferroviaria del Centro, which later established the company COFEPERU, in charge of the comprehensive management of the railway.
