📋 Tender Overview
One of the most critical overpasses is the Itapua tunnel. The tasks of setting up and comprehensive maintenance of the infrastructure continue in the area and will extend for several weeks, so drivers are urged to drive with caution through the area. Engineer Rodrigo Bataglia, in charge of the work, explained: A cleaning is being carried out to be able to carry out the corresponding maintenance in the suction well. We are also cleaning the external track in the tunnels that go both from the center to Luque and from Luque to the center. Our main problem is the sand and dirt that obstruct our storm drains, which makes it difficult to suck the water.
The objective of the cleaning - according to the professional - is to leave the tank in optimal conditions so that, once the corresponding equipment has been carried out, it can function and suck all the water, avoiding future flooding in the area. Removal of equipment This week, the equipment was also removed, specifically the pump, which will be replaced by a new one. In addition, a complete renovation of the wiring and the replacement of the entire lighting system will be carried out, thus guaranteeing the transitability and safety of users, and avoiding flooding during the rains. It should be remembered that, at the beginning of May, the Itapua tunnel suffered a flood due to the theft of cables and components from the pump drive board. To avoid similar situations in the future, a permanent work team will be implemented in the area.
This preventive and corrective maintenance of the tunnel is part of a contract that includes a total of 15 overpasses located on national and departmental routes in the country. The company awarded by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) to carry out this work is Teco S.R.L., for an amount of G. 20,000,000. Other tunnels and viaducts where maintenance will be carried out are: the Semidei tunnel, the Madame Lynch roundabout and viaduct, the Semidei viaduct, the Comando del Ejercito - Ex Caballeria viaduct, the Nu Guasu viaduct, the Santa Teresa viaduct, the Mariscal Lopez viaduct, the Eusebio Ayala viaduct, the Fernando de la Mora viaduct, the Mariano Roque Alonso roundabout and viaduct, the Surubii roundabout and viaduct, the Pilar del Norte roundabout and viaduct, the Abasto Norte roundabout and viaduct, and the Tres Bocas tunnel.
