Américo Vespucio Oriente I Highway
Better connectivity for the city of Santiago de Chile
Shared Value
Value for Society
The approximately 9-kilometer route, which will pass through six districts of the city of Santiago, is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Latin America.
Value for Shareholders
State-subsidized concession. Successful financial closing in 2018.
Value for People
The project will reduce both air and noise pollution by undergrounding most of the traffic that currently moves on the surface.
Characteristics
Client
Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Start/End of Operation
2022 - 2059
Remuneration Scheme
Mitigated demand risk
Phase
Operation
Américo Vespucio Oriente I Highway
The Vespucio Oriente Concession, which extends for approximately 9 kilometers, passing through the districts of Huechuraba, Recoleta, Vitacura, Las Condes, La Reina y Ñuñoa (from Avda. El Salto to Avda. Príncipe de Gales), fulfills part of the longed-for aspiration of closing the Américo Vespucio ring road.
This project provides a solution to the north-south connectivity, alleviating a highly saturated area of the city. This project reduces travel times, air and noise pollution, and fuel consumption, undergrounding most of the traffic that used to move on the surface.
The tunnels developed for this project use different constructive solutions, including two-level tunnels, for which we have implemented the use of IOHNIC, our innovative illumination project. With this system, that distribute the luminaires in a continuous way, we guarantee the highest comfort and safety for the road users, as well as optimize the energy consumption and protect the environment.
MILLION € INVESTMENT
STAKE
KILOMETERS