A third bridge to link Paraguay and Brazil

The opening of the bidding for feasibility studies and the final project of the international bridge over the Paraguay River, which will connect the cities of Carmelo Peralta (Paraguay) and Porto Murtinho (MS, Brazil) is scheduled for July 20.

The structure is considered fundamental for the development of the bioceanic corridor that will connect the Chilean ports to the Atlantic.

The announcement was made in a meeting of President Mario Abdo with the Minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Tereza Cristina, and the governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, Reinaldo Azambuja. The Paraguayan director in Itaipu, José Alberto Alderete, and other authorities also participated.

It is a cable-stayed bridge, which will be 680 meters long and is expected to be completed by March 2023, the Paraguayan government said in a statement.

The project is expected to cost approximately US$75m and will be financed by the Itaipu Binacional Hydroelectric Power Plant.

This is the second investment in closed infrastructure works between the two countries after the construction of the international bridge that will link Foz do Iguaçu, in western Paraná, with the Paraguayan city of Presidente Franco.

Sources: UOL and Portal Portuário

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