Chile has shelved a proposal for a new road route between the inland capital of Santiago and the Pacific Ocean port of Valparaiso through the mountain called La Dormida.
The new route, proposed by5105 Grupo Costanera, would have needed a 68km tunnel through La Dormida.
Chile’s Ministry of public works was considering a single investor for a package that would have included upgrades to the existing Route 68 between the two cities and also a new route. However, these two projects will remain separate and be offered to two different consortia.
Studies for a new route will begin in 2016.
5729 Abertis, the operator of Route 68, is working on a project to improve the route and will renegotiate its operator contract, sometime next year. The government is still looking into putting route 68 out to tender again.
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Chile’s Ministry of public works was considering a single investor for a package that would have included upgrades to the existing Route 68 between the two cities and also a new route. However, these two projects will remain separate and be offered to two different consortia.
Studies for a new route will begin in 2016.
