With an investment of US$14M, the works awarded by the Ministry of Defense seek to modernize the infrastructure and improve the user experience.
The plays modernization of the border crossing Fray Bentos (Black river) with Argentina which were awarded by the Ministry of National Defense (MDN) to a private company are advancing steadily ahead of the July holidays.
The project at this access point to the country is developed by Nuevo Paso de Frontera, a CIEMSA group company, involves an investment of 14 million dollars and contemplates improvements in services, to make them more efficient and modern, both for tourists and for local workers.
Maria Noel Sarubbidirector of the project for Nuevo Paso de Frontera, assured that the plays “They will completely change the infrastructure offered by the border crossing,” since “it involves the construction of first-class facilities, which will provide technology and infrastructure to improve processes and amenities for all users.”
“We are sure that there will be a before and after of this work,” added the leader in reference to the construction of a free shop and a specific area for the provision of financial services related to the collection network and the exchange operations. In turn, gastronomic proposals and the improvement of hygienic services will be added.
Likewise, a 4,000-square-meter parking lot will be built on the site, with a total capacity to house about 150 vehicles, and the cargo transportation area, a sector of 36,000 square meters, will be paved in concrete, contemplating a specific area for vehicle inspection. livestock and dangerous cargo.
“The face of a modern, clean and efficient Uruguay”
In October 2023, the then Minister of Defense, Javier Garciastated that the project seeks to achieve “an entry into the country through the border crossing that is the face of a Uruguay modern, clean and efficient” and that it will become “a very important pole of work convergence in the city of Fray Bentos.”
At that time, it was specified that the work would cost about 12 million dollars plus taxes, and that the first stage would take about 400 days, implying the creation of 240 direct and indirect jobs.
Source: Ambito
