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The construction of the new COVI Route 78 – Route 68 Road Connection highway in the Metropolitan Region, which will improve cargo transport to the ports of San Antonio and Valparaíso by decongesting other routes, has advanced more than 20%. The concessioned initiative includes a 9.4-kilometer road corridor and an investment of approximately USD 262 million.
The Biminister of Public Works and Transport and Telecommunications, Louis de Grange, along with the Presidential Delegate of the Metropolitan Region, Germán Codina, the Mayor of Pudahuel, Ítalo Bravo, and the General Manager of Grupo Costanera, Diego Savino, recently carried out the first inspection visit to the work.
In this regard, Biminister de Grange highlighted the project's progress and its impact on employment, stating, "It is an investment of approximately 260 million dollars and will allow for reduced travel times. Currently, between both ends of this new concession, it takes between 35 and 40 minutes, and with this work, it can be reduced to less than 10 minutes."
The Secretary of State added that "in addition, it has a very strong impact on employment, reaching a peak of one thousand workers simultaneously, and will favor not only circulation within the communes of Maipú and Pudahuel but also significantly improve the circulation of cargo transport. It is a comprehensive project that, in addition to the two-lane road in each direction, includes bike paths, sidewalks, and improvements to the urban space. In this way, it improves not only the connectivity but also the quality of life of the inhabitants of these two communes."
The work will consist of an express road corridor with a double carriageway, three lanes of 3.5 meters each, and outer shoulders of 2.5 meters. The route will have direct interconnections to three currently operating highways: Costanera Norte, Route 68, and Route 78.
The new concession includes among its main works two viaducts over Route 78 and the Zanjón de La Aguada, two overpasses on the main routes of Route 68 and Route 78, and two bridges named Zanjón de La Aguada Sur and Norte, among others.
Additionally, the initiative includes the construction of grade-separated crossings and bidirectional service roads that will add more than 6 kilometers.
The works, which began at the end of 2025, will be completed by the end of 2027 and involve the hiring of approximately 1,000 workers at the peak of the construction phase.
