The Modificación Nudo Quilicura: Túnel Lo Ruiz project will involve building 5.8km of road, with two 1.5km-long bi-directional tunnels under Cerro Lo Ruiz in the north of the city. The project aims to cut traffic flow by 25% and journey times by up to 20 minutes in what is one of the most congested areas of Santiago.
Tenders for the €370m project are due to be launched this year and works will start in the first half of 2025. Construction work will take 50 months. An emissions offsetting plan will be implemented during the construction phase.
The VíasChile-controlled Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Central operates and supervises maintenance of one of the Metropolitan Region’s main arterial roads, which crosses Santiago from north to south through the Ruta 5 and General Velásquez motorways, which together total 60.5km.