Asunción, IP Agency.- The Bioceanic Bridge that will connect the cities of Carmelo Peralta, in Paraguay, with the town of Puerto Murtinho, Brazil, has registered a progress of 60.8% to date. The work focuses on the execution of the main structures.
According to the report from the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), currently, the work is concentrated on the main piles 13 and 14, as well as the execution of concrete in the piles on the Brazilian side and the completion of piles 12 and 10. on the Paraguayan side.
Soon, the assembly of the beams on the Brazilian side will begin and work will be done to complete the last span in order to complete the deck on the Paraguayan side.
In addition, the work on the access embankment and the collection of materials for the assembly of the segments of the cable-stayed part of the bridge will continue.
This new step is considered the key link of the Bioceanic Route because it will connect two oceans across the Paraguayan Chaco, from the border with Brazil to the border area with Argentina, in Pozo Hondo.
A work that will strengthen integration
This mega work will allow the substantial improvement of the physical infrastructure and regional integration between Paraguay and Brazil, facilitating border transit and streamlining customs procedures, thus achieving high logistical efficiency, greater economic competitiveness and more effective regional integration.
The activities carried out on both banks of the Paraguay River today allow us to measure the magnitude of the future border crossing with Brazil, the third in importance after the Friendship Bridge and the new Integration Bridge.
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2024-05-06 22:03:53