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Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Uruguay

Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Uruguay. Highway Network | Railway System | Port Facilities | Airport System. Ministry of Transport and Public Works. National Highway Network. Investment Opportunities in Uruguay. Ministry of Transport and Public Works. National Highway Network.

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Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Uruguay

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  1. Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in Uruguay Highway Network | Railway System | Port Facilities | Airport System Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  2. National Highway Network Investment Opportunities in Uruguay Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  3. National Highway Network • National roadway network – 8,738 km • Roads per 1,000 km2 of surface area – 50 km/1,000 km2 • Roads per 1,000 inhabitants – 2.6 km/1,000 inhab. • Domestic cargo transported by highway – 95% • Domestic passengers transported by highway – 100 %

  4. National Highway Network Actions • Network coverage is generally adequate. Actions should focus on: • Substantially improve the state of repair. • Address changes in standards, increasing percentage of superior quality road surfaces. • Eliminate bridges with load limitations. • Reduce points of conflict, particularly through reducing passage through population centers.

  5. National Highway Network Road Projects Route 3 North Artigas Brazil Routes 4 and 31 • Public Private Partnerships, 2011 - 2015 Salto Rivera Route 26 Paysandú Tacuarembó Routes 6, 7 and 8 Argentina Cerro Largo Rio Negro Durazno Routes 21 and 24 Treinta y Tres Route 14 Flores Soriano Routes 13 and 15 Florida Lavalleja Rocha San José Colonia Colonia and Juan Lacaze port access roads Canelones Atlantic Ocean Maldonado Port of Montevideoaccess roads Montevideo La Plata River

  6. National Highway Network Investments • Investment per public project bid, 2011 - 2015

  7. Railway System Investment Opportunities in Uruguay Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  8. Railway System • National railway system in operation– 1,600 km • Cargo transported by rail – 5% (1,300,000 t) • Average distance – 210 km • Average load per train – 300 metric tons • Passengers transported by rail – 570,000 Products transported (t-km) Products transported (t)

  9. Railway Renovation • Increase rail cargo traffic from 1.3 to 4.0 million metric tons per year in 10 years (12% per year) • Increase average distance of cargo transported via rail from 210 km to 270 km • Improve rail efficiency, reducing train operational costs • Objectives

  10. Rail Network Projects Algorta - Salto • Public Private Partnership and bids for public works projects, 2011 - 2015 Chamberlain - Algorta - Fray Bentos Tres Árboles - Piedra Sola Pintado - Rivera (underway) Toledo - N. Perez -Treinta y Tres

  11. Rail Network Projects • Investment per branch line, 2011 - 2015

  12. Investments in Rolling Stock • 12 locomotives of between 2,000 and 2,500 HP • 510 cars of the following types: • 170 freight cars for barley, rice and other grains • 124 multiuse box cars for processed wood, cement and other cargo • 216 flatcars for wood logs and containers • 2011 - 2015 * Estimated requirements to transport 3,000,000 metric tons

  13. New Rail Lines • Deep water port development investments (2015 and later) Nueva Palmira Port Deep Water Port

  14. Port Facilities Investment Opportunities in Uruguay Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  15. Commercial port facilities • Montevideo is the country’s main commercial port with annual movements of 10 million metric tons, 500,000 passengers and 100 cruise ships. • The port serves: containers, general cargo, bulk items, warehouses of logistics activities, fishing, passenger transport and cruise ships. • Nueva Palmira is the second largest port. Focusing on bulk cargo and cellulose paste, the port handles 6 million metric tons annually. • Colonia is the main passenger port with 2 million passengers per year.

  16. Commercial port facilities • Short and medium-term (2011-2015): • Port equipment improvement • Puntas de Sayago Logistics Port • Rivera Dry Port • La Paloma Port • Medium and long-term (2015 and later) • Deep-water port on Rocha coast • Major projects

  17. Investment in port equipment • Purchase of a towed suction dredger • Re-engining of two existing towed suction dredgers • Purchase of underwater hydrographic study craft • Refurbishment of dock cranes • 2011 - 2015

  18. Puntas de Sayago Port of MONTEVIDEO

  19. Port of LA PALOMA • Reconstruction and operation of a 300m pier with 8.5m depth and associated shore area. • USD 30-40 million

  20. Airport System Investment opportunities in Uruguay Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  21. Airports Artigas Rivera Airport Brazil Salto Airport Salto Rivera Paysandú Tacuarembó Cerro Largo Argentina Rio Negro Durazno Treinta y Tres Flores Soriano Florida Lavalleja Rocha San José Colonia Colonia Airport Canelones Maldonado Atlantic Ocean la Plata River Montevideo Carrasco International Airport (opened in 2009)

  22. Airport Projects • Refurbishment proposed for the following airports: • Colonia • Salto • Rivera • Objectives: improve regional service and boost potential of tourism complexes and cargo transport along the littoral and northern regions of the country.

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