Rosario beltway executive project offers due June 21

Offers to draft the executive project for a beltway for Argentine city Rosario are due June 21, an official from Santa Fe province's works, public services and housing ministry told BNamericas. The work entails revamping an existing beltway and turning it into a modern highway, while a second phase would involve building a railroad ring. Both aim to reduce traffic bottlenecks and expedite the shipment of goods, in particular out of the area's ports. The beltway will cost an estimated US$250mn, said the official, adding that works will also include the construction of 100km of new roads to connect cities in the area. The official said the winner of the executive project will have 10 months to complete the report. The country's transport department is handling the bidding process. Rosario lies on the Paraná river some 275km northwest of Buenos Aires and has more than 1 million residents.