📋 Tender Overview
With the last work of installing the concrete beams the construction of the Vir Bridge in La Libertad which is being carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications MTC through the concessionaire Autopista del Norte SAC Aunor records an accumulated execution of 70.12 at the end of August.The reconstruction of the bridge destroyed during the coastal El Nio phenomenon requires an investment of S 34 million and will benefit nearly one million people who travel daily along the Panamericana Norte at km 520 in La Libertad. . The new bridge which will be 110 meters long has a deep foundation comprising 32 piles more than 20 meters deep each and 15 post-tensioned concrete beams that are in the process of being installed. These characteristics will provide the bridge with greater resistance to adverse weather events and greater safety for road users. In addition this road infrastructure will boost productivity in cargo transport and tourism.The works began in October 2020 and a few months later a modular bridge was installed over the Vir River in order to maintain the walkability between the cities of Chimbote and Trujillo. Soon the protection rockfall will be completed on the left bank to reinforce the riverine defenses during the flood of the river.The financing of the work is carried out from the resources derived from the insurance policy of the concession contract. Complementarily the resources of the Fund for Interventions in the Occurrence of Natural Disasters FONDES are being used in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for Reconstruction with Changes.This work is part of the Road Network N 4 Pativilca Santa Trujillo and Puerto Salaverry which extends for 356 kilometers and includes the second carriageway bypasses bridges and the construction of the Salaverry Road Interchange.
