Buenos Aires province awards US$264mn in Ruta 6 works

Argentina's Buenos Aires province has awarded roadworks for a total of 1.3bn pesos (US$264mn) along the Ruta 6 highway, an official statement said. Six stretches, totaling some 180km are to be upgraded in a push to improve connectivity for cargo transport between the Zárate-Campana waterway and La Plata container terminal, slated to open April. "The idea is to have road and railway networks fitting the local port infrastructure," infrastructure minister Alejandro Arlía said. The works will be carried out in five years - two years for the construction phase and another three years for maintenance works.