Argentina to include railways in US$26bn PPP program
Argentina's government has included rail infrastructure projects in its US$26bn PPP program, and one initiative, the Roca Cargas rehabilitation, will be tendered on the second half of 2018, the strategic planner of railway infrastructure administrator ADIFSE, Matías Uslenghi, told BNamericas.
Speaking at Rail Latam 2017 in Chilean capital Santiago, Uslenghi said that so far US$916mn in railway works have been awarded by the current government, which he attributed to changes in the bidding process.
However, he said that the country's rail network still remains in poor condition, adding that despite 46% of residents in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area using public transport, only 4% use trains.
"The decay of Argentina's rail network over the last 35 years was continuous, due to lack of investment, maintenance and lack of control on the state's behalf," Uslenghi said.
The government's plan for the network has two main components, the first being the US$14bn regional express network (RER) for Buenos Aires' rail system and the second the rehabilitation of the national freight transportation system, he said.
Regarding the former, the ADFISE official said that US$570mn is currently being invested in repairing and improving existing infrastructure, while other works underway include three new rail viaducts and the conversion of the Sarmiento line into a subway.
"So far we have completed 2,500m out of the 14km of the first stage," he said.
As for the second stage, Uslenghi said the main goal of projects such as the Belgrano Cargas rehabilitation is to boost the main production hubs of the country, and that other projects are under development that will benefit Santa Feand Córdoba provinces.
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