Routes RN-2 and RN-7 expansion PPP Project

project in operation

The expansion and improvement of Paraguay's routes RN-2 and RN-7 is the first roadway project under the Public-Private Alliance (APP) Law of Paraguay, approved in 2013.The project includes 149.5 km of the National Routes RN-2 “Marshal José Félix Estigarribia” and RN-7 “José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia” that will be duplicated, improved, operated and maintained by the concessionaire.Route 2 links Asuncion and Coronel Oviedo while route 7 links Coronel Oviedo and Ciudad Este. The contract encompasses roadways that will be widened, improved, operated, and maintained by the concessionaire.Highlights of the main actions that will be carried out include the following:Upgrading work: improvements from km 13 to km 34 and from km 39 to km 40.5: a total length of 22.5 km.Widening and expansion works: Km 34 (start of the Ypacaraí by-pass) to km 183 (start of the Tape Porá section): a total length of 149 km.Maintenance and operation: Km 33 (start of the Ypacaraí by-pass) to km 183 (start of the Tape Porá section): a total length of 149 Km.By-passes included in the project: Ypacaraí, Caacupé, Itacurubí de la Cordillera, San José de los Arroyos, and Coronel Oviedo.Viaducts and traffic circles:1 traffic circle with a two-level interchange in Coronel Oviedo2 viaducts in Caaguazú.1 "trumpet" type interchange in Caaguazú