Preliminary proposal for $1.5 billion project to build 25 km-long metro system at main port some 13 km from Lima. For background statistics visit www.callao.com and for contact www.munlima.gob.pe 03/01.
The consortium Nuevo Metro de Lima composed of Spain's Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructura belonging to ACS Dragados (25 percent) and Vialia Sociedad Gestora de Concesiones de Infraestructura, belonging to FCC Group (19 percent), Italian companies Salini-Impregilo (19 percent), Ansaldo STS (15 percent) and Ansaldo Breda (12 percent), and Peru's Cosapi (10 percent) secured the project promoted by Proinversion, Agencia de Promocion de la Inversion Privada, for the concession for the construction and management of the expansion of the metro network in Lima, Peru. The concession’s total value is approximately USD9 bn, of which USD4.7 bn for the construction of the civil works and the rest for the management of the infrastructure during the 35 year concession period. The project (click here for a video) is expected to be completed in five years and is divided into line 2 (27 km) and part of line 4 (8 km) for a total of 35 km of underground tunnels. It also includes 35 stations and two storage areas and two interchange stations. Visit http://www.proinversion.gob.pe/modulos/NOT/NOT_DetallarNoticia.aspx?ARE=0&PFL=1&NOT=2513. 14/14.