Undersecretary of Transportation, Juan José Olaizola, confirmed the start of construction on the Yaguarón River and anticipated that it will last about two years.
The construction of the new bridge about the Jaguaron River that will connect to Uruguay and Brazil will begin next year, as confirmed by the Undersecretary of Transport and Public Works, Juan José Olaizola.
The leader announced the start of the works after a meeting with a Brazilian delegation where, in addition to setting a date for a structure whose negotiations began more than 20 years ago, progress was made on aspects to complete the waterway of Merin Lagoon.
“It is a project that is moving forward and we hope, according to what the investors told us, to be able to start work next year,” he said. Olaizola after the meeting, while a company from the neighbouring country is already working on preparing the tasks, which will last about two years and will be financed by the Brazilian government.
According to the agreement, sealed early last year, it will be Uruguay who will take responsibility for refurbishing the old bridge Baron of Maua, which has significant heritage value.
This was confirmed after the meeting between Olaizola, the interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicolas Albertoni, the National Secretary of Waterways of the Ministry of Ports and Airports of Brazil, Dino Batista; and the Brazilian Ambassador to Uruguay, Marcos Raposo.
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The progress of the waterway project and the relationship with Brazil
Olaizola highlighted the “fluid bilateral relationship with Brazil” to make progress on the waterway projects Merin Lagoon, which will improve the transport of goods such as soybeans, wood and rice, includes the construction of a port and a dredging which will allow the passage of larger vessels.
“Brazil is carrying out a series of urgent bathymetries to determine the state of the waterways,” he said regarding the progress of the same and specified: “They hope to begin them in September and finish them in November, and once there, resume the bidding process to carry out the dredging of the Merín Lagoon.”
Source: Ambito
