📋 Tender Overview
Transport reports progress on interventions in the Huancavelica region. The two-day meeting of the Territorial Executive Council in the city of Huancavelica has allowed us to learn about the actions of the Central Government in the execution of several emblematic works, including the beginning of the pre-investment studies for the construction of the airport and the signing of the contract for the improvement and modernization of the Huancayo - Huancavelica Railway, also called Tren Macho.
The information was provided by specialists from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), who in the sessions and meetings with the provincial and district mayors, where the regional governor, Dr. Leoncio Huayllani Taype, also participated, detailed the progress and interventions of the sector in Huancavelica.
The Vice Minister of Transport, Ismael Sutta Soto, commented that at the end of October the contract will be awarded for the preparation of the pre-investment study of the Huancavelica Airport, a work that will represent the takeoff of the region since it will provide air connectivity to citizens.
The Huancavelica Airport will be a reality. It is a commitment of the Government and the MTC. The call for the pre-investment study is in process and will be awarded on October 28, he emphasized, specifying that the investment amount according to calculations will be around 1,200 million soles.
TREN MACHO
Sutta Soto, in response to the interventions and concerns of the Huancavelican authorities, stated that the signing of the contract for the improvement, rehabilitation and modernization of the Huancayo - Huancavelica Railway is projected for January 2025.
He explained that the railway line along its 128.7 kilometers will be improved. There will be new rolling stock such as locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars. 15 railway bridges will be renovated and 38 tunnels will be reinforced, in addition, seven stations and 20 stops will be reconditioned. The investment cost amounts to 565 million dollars.
Finally, Ismael Sutta reported that in December, the MTC will complete the installation of the Anchacclla modular bridge in the district of Lircay. It will also call for the installation service of the Cajamarca modular bridge in San Miguel de Mayocc and will complete the final studies for the paving of the Chincha-Desvio Huachos highway, which covers the provinces of Castrovirreyna and Huancavelica. Likewise, the final studies of the Huancavelica - Santa Ines and Santa Ines-Rumichaca highways were the subject of explanation.
FACT
The Territorial Executive Council took place on October 21 and 22 in the Juana Maria Vianney school in Huancavelica with the purpose of strengthening the articulation, coordination and dialogue between the three levels of government. Directing the execution of projects was the spirit of this meeting.
