High altitude paving plans

摘要

Peru's Transport Minister, Carlos Paredes has announced plans to lift the proportion of paved national roads in the country to 85% over the next five years. A significant portion of the work will take place at high altitude, in the Andes. According to the CIA World Factbook, Peru has a total road network of 102887 km, including 23838 km of national roads and 19049 km of departmental roads. The minister said that improving infrastructure would lead to greater integration for Peru. The cost of the project is put at some PEN 29.9 billion (US$ 10.8 billion) over the 2011 to 2016 period. The first year of the project is expected to see 423 km of national roads upgraded and rehabilitated.