Paraguay's Yacyretá Entity Revives 14-Year-Old Encarnación Ring Road Project

The Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) in Paraguay is reviving a long-stalled project to construct a ring road around the city of Encarnación. The "Avenida Circunvalación de Encarnación" project, first proposed in 2012 as part of the Yacyretá Dam completion plan, is now being re-tendered for an update after 14 years.

The public tender, designated N° 814, seeks consultancy services to revise and update the executive project for the ring road in the Itapúa Department. The bidding is exclusively for Paraguayan companies or consortia. The tender documents will be available starting July 17, with offers due on August 10.

According to engineer Susana Giménez of the Yacyretá Project, the ring road is crucial for the region. It is designed to ease traffic on Encarnación's main arteries and provide a dedicated route for cargo trucks, which currently disrupt traffic in the city center. The planned 20-kilometer avenue will include at least four bridges over local streams.

The original project had a budget of $68 million. The updated plan aims not only to revise the cost but also to ensure the road's design meets international standards. The selected consultancy firm will have 240 days to complete the project update.

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this project is very important for the region, mainly to decompress the traffic arteries of the Metropolitan Area of Encarnación.