📋 Tender Overview
The budget amounts to S/13,567.8 million, mainly allocated to public works, road maintenance and telecommunications.The Minister of Transport and Communications, Raul Perez Reyes, presented to the Budget and General Accounts Committee of the Congress of the Republic the budget proposal for the sector for the fiscal year 2025, which amounts to S/13,567.8 million. This budget is aimed at promoting key infrastructure projects for the development of the country and guaranteeing the maintenance of roads and telecommunications systems throughout the territory.
During his speech, the head of the MTC highlighted that, of the total allocated, S/8,056.6 million will be allocated to the execution of public works, while S/1,691.8 million will be used for the maintenance of roads and telecommunications. In addition, Perez Reyes took stock of the achievements of his administration in 2024 and presented the strategic projects that will continue to be executed during the next year.
The budget also includes a total of S/1,540.4 million for the units assigned to the sector, such as the Urban Transport Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU), the Superintendence of Land Transport of People, Cargo and Merchandise (Sutran) and the National Port Authority (APN), in order to guarantee the proper operation of these key entities for the supervision of transport and the promotion of the port sector.
Minister Perez Reyes stressed that the MTC will continue to develop projects of great social and economic impact in the road, port, railway and telecommunications sectors. With the budget allocated for 2025, the sector will be able to finance 337 investment projects, of which 292 are for continuity, ensuring the sustained progress of the works in progress.
Among the main projects that will be prioritized for economic reactivation are the New Central Highway, the Santa Rosa Expressway, the Chinchero International Airport, the Peripheral Ring Road, Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, and the Regional Broadband Projects, among others.
The head of the MTC explained that the 2025 budget will also allocate significant resources to the improvement of road infrastructure in several regions of the country. The execution of roads such as Huanuco - La Union - Huallanca, Oyon - Ambo, Boca del Rio - Tacna, Huallanca - Caraz - Ancash, Puente Rancho - Panao - Chaglla - Rumichaca, Cerro de Pasco - Tingo Maria and Chinchero - Urubamba - Cusco, among others, will continue.
Likewise, the budget includes the Proregion 1 and 2 programs, the Tarata bridge, the Road Axis 4 (Amazonas - Loreto), the Road Network 6 (Puente Pucusana - Cerro Azul - Ica Bridge) and the construction of 11 bridges in the Tambogrande - Morropon - Chulucanas section. In addition, the implementation of the 911 Emergency Response System will be financed.
Finally, Minister Perez Reyes reaffirmed the MTCs commitment to continue promoting infrastructure and transport and communications services throughout the country, with the aim of closing gaps and promoting inclusive development that benefits all Peruvians.
