Asuncion, IP Agency.- This Saturday will be the official opening of the Costanera Sur Avenue, in the section that extends from Colón Avenue to Cerro Lambaré, which will provide relief to the southern region of the city of Asunción and the Metropolitan Area. Representatives of the construction company provided details of the project.
The new 8.1 km avenue has a capacity for 45,000 vehicles per day. It has wide roads and 4-metre wide sidewalks, plus a bicycle lane.
Also included is a 1,000-metre linear park with 13 catering facilities, children’s playgrounds, three sand volleyball courts and an amphitheatre.
The project took three years to build since its start in July 2021. The works required an investment of US$ 129 million, which includes the refilling works, the costs of the work, compensations and appropriations for its construction.
The flooding places the work 1.5 meters above the maximum historical flood of the Paraguay River recorded in the area.
As for the avenue, the route has 13 bays for stops, which might be used in the future for public transport routes.
For security, there is already a base of the Lince Group and another will soon be enabled in Cerro Lambaré, along with the installation of cameras for the 911 System.
New Tacumbú neighborhood
The project includes the construction of the “New Barrio Bañado Tacumbu”, which will provide a definitive solution to some 1,500 riverside families. The Minister of Public Works (MOPC), Claudia Centurión, indicated that a flood-resilient infrastructure is planned to cope with flooding.
The neighborhood will have a central street and a ring road, which will connect with Avenida Costanera Sur, allowing the transit of buses and vehicles. The internal streets will not be enabled for bus traffic, in order to prioritize pedestrian safety, in addition to green corridors to promote sustainable mobility.
Enabling of the South Coast
This Saturday, July 20, the official opening will take place with a bicycle ride at 9:00 a.m., as well as an exhibition of sports practices, road safety activities, and more.
The ceremony will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the presence of President Santiago Peña and authorities from the Executive Branch. Finally, the Tierra Adentro group will give a presentation for the inauguration of the amphitheater.
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2024-07-20 14:39:56
