The Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) and the Road Corporation of Uruguay (CVU) released this week the call for public bidding for the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and financing of a new section of double track that will extend route 102 (perimeter ring) between routes 5 and 1.
It is a private initiative presented by companies Grinor, Serviam and Molinsur which was accepted by the Executive Branch in November of last year. The promoters will have an advantage in case of submitting to the tender and will be entitled to benefit from a percentage of 10% of the value offered compared to the rest of the interested parties, in accordance with the provisions of the economic reactivation law (No. 17,555). September 2002.
For this work, the modality of Rehabilitation, Maintenance and Financing Contracts (Cremaf). The contracts creamf they imply carrying out the work within a certain period, subsequent maintenance and repayment in 10 years. This mechanism is also being used in the construction of the double track of routes 1, 5 and 9.
In this case, the jobs consist ofn the construction of a new two-way route of route 102 (perimeter ring) between route 5 and route 1 (about 9 kilometers), uneven interchanges at junctions with route 1 and route 5, and the adaptation of the Luis Eduardo Pérez road between the Montevideo Agrifood Unit (UAM) and the extension of route 102 to be builtstate the public documents.
The sale of the specifications began on Wednesday, February 8, and the presentation of offers can be made until March 7.
The term for the execution and delivery of the work will be up to 18 calendar months once awarded, except for the adequacy of the Luis Eduardo Pérez road, which will be up to 24 months.
Approximate layout between routes 1 and 5.
how to report The Observer today construction works are underway for a double track on route 9, between Rocha and Pan de Azúcar; and the extension of the double track highway of route 8, from route 11 to route 9. The bidding for the double track work will be launched soon in Route 1 in the accesses to Colonia.
Once these works and the extension of the perimeter route have been completed, it will be possible to travel entirely by double track between Colonia and Rocha. The Undersecretary of Transportation and Public Works, Juan José Olaizola, told the weekly La Mañana this week that it is about “a substantial advance, above all, for the tourism that enters from Argentina”.
Cosse’s request
For her part, the Mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse, asked the Minister of Transportation and Public Works, José Luis Falero, “That all actions related to the extension of Route 102 be suspended”, as reported this Thursday by Montevideo Portal. In a letter, the mayor states that “the proposed route crosses areas of high environmental relevance that Montevideo considers of special care.”
“Serious environmental impacts”
This week a group of technicians and researchers from botanical agronomy, conservation biology, ecology and zoology expressed their opposition to the perimeter ring extension project.
In an open letter addressed to Environment Minister Robert Bouvierpointed out that it would generate “serious environmental impacts” and should be rejected or relocated. Among the arguments, it is realized that the project would negatively affect a key ecological zone of the green belt of the metropolitan area of Montevideo.
Within this zone, a departmental protected area (Humedales de Santa Lucía Natural Park) would be affected in particular, integrated into a national area (Humedales de Santa Lucía protected area with managed resources).
Likewise, some of the main traditional productive activities (farm, orchard, viticulture and fruit growing) and recent ones (rural tourism and nature) in the area would be affected, as well as recreational and educational activities. (Lecocq Park)in addition to the quality of life of the inhabitants of the area.
