📋 Tender Overview
The Project consists of the improvement of 218 km of the Route 5, in the section between the city of Santiago and the town of Los Vilos, through the roadway expansion that are under study. Four lanes are planned between Buenaventura and Lampa, and three lanes between Lampa and the Nogales-Puchuncaví junction (except for Cuesta Las Chilcas that is maintained in its current profile). In addition, the Concession includes the concession of the 5.2 km long El Melón Tunnel.
The Project considers new junctions, crossings, the replacement of some bridges, routerectifications to leave a uniform speed of 120 km/hr and stretches of 100 km/hr, new sections of service roads, replacement and new pedestrian walkways, replacement of all retaining barriers, new service areas and improvement and expansion of existing ones, among others.
The fishing port of Los Vilos lies on Chile’s Pacific Coast to the north of the country’s capital, Santiago. Improving the 224km Highway 5 linking the two will reduce journey times and boost safety along the route.
