Atlas Corridor
Component

Bioceanic Road Corridor (PY15)

road

Cities

Carmelo Peraita
Paraguay
Pozo Hondo
Paraguay

Distance

532km
new
– km
rehabilitated
532km
existing
– km

Cost

$0.9b
$915,000,000

Phases

underConstruction, 2027

Objective

The Bioceanic Road Corridor in Paraguay (PY15) is the central, enabling link in a >2,300-mile route connecting Brazil’s Atlantic ports to Chile’s Pacific ports. By traversing the Paraguayan Chaco, it bridges regional gaps, slashing transit times by two weeks, slashing costs by ~30–40%, and connecting landlocked areas to Asian markets

Description

In Paraguay, the corridor corresponds to National Route PY15 (532 km), which connects Carmelo Peralta, on the border with Brazil, with Pozo Hondo, on the border with Argentina, only half of this route was previously paved

History

Segment 1 (Carmelo Peralta - Loma Plata): 275 KM, Completed. Segment 2 (Loma Plata - Mariscal Estigarribia - Pozo Hondo): 257KM, Under construction.

Finance

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$200000000 loan
Inter-American Development Bank Development bank
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$354000000 loan
FONPLATA Development bank

Operators

Ministry of Public Works and Communications (Paraguay)
Ministry

Contractors

Queiroz Galvão
Company
Constructora Heisecke S.A.
Company
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Vial Agro S.A.
Company