Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski - who won April’s general election by less than 1% of the popular vote - will continue many of the highway projects started under his predecessor.
Kuczynski inherited the projects from Ollanta Humala who could not run again because constitutioinal limits on his terms in office.
One of the largest projects is the 3,000km northern international highway from Sullana, a city and urban area of around 440,000, to the border with Ecuador. The co-financed private project, which will need around US$764 million, is a three-lane highway with 100 bridges and three sections of double carriageway
The highway is expected to be finished by the end of next year.
General elections took place on 10 April to determine the president, vice-presidents, composition of the Congress and the representatives of the Andean Parliament.
Kuczynski inherited the projects from Ollanta Humala who could not run again because constitutioinal limits on his terms in office.
One of the largest projects is the 3,000km northern international highway from Sullana, a city and urban area of around 440,000, to the border with Ecuador. The co-financed private project, which will need around US$764 million, is a three-lane highway with 100 bridges and three sections of double carriageway
The highway is expected to be finished by the end of next year.
General elections took place on 10 April to determine the president, vice-presidents, composition of the Congress and the representatives of the Andean Parliament.