The mega-project was presented by former Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa to businessmen in Trinidad and Tobago. He said it is an incredible work and compared it to the Suez and Panama canals.
Former Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa, presented yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago to the Private Sector Forum of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Bioceánico Logistics Corridor project linking Central Luján de Cuyo (Argentina) with Los Andes (Chile), where compared with the Suez and Panama canals. Bielsa described the venture as “an incredible work” and that “we are projecting the Panama Canal South”. “Corridor will be 200 kilometers, of which 50 correspond to a tunnel and the remaining 150 to railways open” said Bielsa. Former Foreign Minister explained that “the tunnel will have the distinction of being a work scalability as breakthrough in the budget.” “Since the constructive mode will allow what at first is scheduled for a tunnel one way, then transformed, without stopping the activity in a two-way tunnel and then in two tunnels, two-way,” said former chancellor. He noted that “will only railroad crossing and cars, and other vehicles such as buses and trucks will be loaded with the type of shot on the railroad cars.” “The work he added Bielsa allow the 5 million tonnes currently being transported over Christ the Redeemer, on to 75 million tons in 2050 along this corridor.” He said further that the execution time is six years and the initial investment will be 2,400 million for a road tunnel and 4,600 for two. As for the steps, he noted that “a consortium of companies in Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Spain, Italy and Austria, have already signed memos of understanding and initiative has been declared of National Interest by the governments of Argentina and Chile. “The tunnel will be built to a height of between 2,200 and 2,300 meters above sea level and will therefore be operable throughout the year, plus the extension of 50 kilometers will allow a smaller slope therefore greater speed and capacity. Bielsa said that “the project begins to take shape, should be given three conceptual modules: one, the political decision of both governments from a model treaty which must be approved by the two conferences.” “The second module he added the coach, who is perhaps the furthest advanced, because you have analyzed 15 trace and you are only three and has performed financial engineering and economic variables studied.” Bielsa stated that “Third is financial engineering, which may be implemented through private consortia and guarantee the debt of governments, or financing of multilateral lending agencies. In no case shall borrowing for governments.” Former Foreign Minister finally stressed that “this work is not really between Argentina and Chile, but between Mercosur and Chile, because of the density motion is recorded and will allow loads of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, passing in towards the Pacific “form.
