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As part of the Government's commitment to guarantee connectivity in the northern part of the country in the face of possible damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), through Provías Nacional, today received a batch of 20 modular bridges, distributed in 15 containers, at the Paita Port Terminal, in Piura. These bridges will be installed in the northern regions where they are required.
Participating in the activity were the Minister of Transport and Communications, José Angello Tangherlini Casal; the Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Marco Vinelli Ruiz; and the Minister of Defense, Rafael Belaunde Llosa, who accompanied the reception of the structures and highlighted the importance of having a logistical alternative to promptly address the connectivity needs that may arise in the north of the country.
The structures were transported last Sunday through the Callao–Paita Maritime Humanitarian Corridor, in an operation articulated by the MTC, in coordination with the National Commission for Risk Management of the El Niño Phenomenon, chaired by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation. The operation involved DP World and the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd.
Land transport would have required eight trips for each modular bridge, which represented 160 trips to mobilize the 20 structures. In contrast, the maritime route allowed the entire batch to be loaded in a single sailing and reduced transfer times. In addition, private operators assumed the costs corresponding to storage, terminal use, and sea transport, so this operation will not generate costs for the State.
This first shipment through the Callao–Paita Maritime Humanitarian Corridor will provide a logistical alternative for mobilizing infrastructure and essential goods to areas requiring attention. The route can also be used to transport food, medicine, and other essential goods in the event of an interruption of land routes in the north of the country.
