FCC Group’s infrastructure division FCC Construcción has secured a contract from the Nicaraguan Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) to improve the 39km-long Los Chinamos–El Ayote road.

The €32m project has a completion time of 23 months.

MTI has divided the project into two sections of equal lengths where Section I will affect towns between El Camastro and Los Chinamos and Section II includes the towns between Los Chinamos and El Ayote.

The scope of the project comprises pavement and carriageway improvement, vertical and horizontal alignment of the road, drainage works, as well as renovation of various bridges affected by the infrastructure.

It also includes the deployment of vertical and horizontal signage and construction of bus stops to facilitate mobility for local people.

“The new contract is expected to strengthen FCC Construcción’s presence in Nicaragua.”

Following the completion of the project, road transportation between the connected towns is expected to improve significantly, as well as improve journey times and road safety along the route.

Around 15,200 local people are estimated to be benefitted with the new road project.

The new contract is expected to strengthen FCC Construcción’s presence in Nicaragua.

The company was previously contracted to refurbish the El Guayacán–Jinotega road, the Malpaisillo–San Isidro route, the North Pan-American Highway, the La Dalia–Empalme La Mora road, San Lorenzo–La Tonga bridge and Santo Tomás in the country.

The division has also been associated with the development of key projects to build dual-carriageways and motorways in other parts of the world.