MTC and the Municipality of Lima reach the first contracts for the Central Station of Line 2 of the Lima and Callo Metro | MML | Rafael Lopez Aliaga | ATU | Raul Perez Reyes | Latest | lime

The Municipality of Lima And this Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) They reached some initial agreements this Tuesday on the issue of building the central station On Line 2 of the Lima and Callo Metro. This occurred after the objection expressed by the Mayor of Lima, Rafael Lopez AliagaBefore.

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Through releases from urban transport (Further), Jose Aguilar and Mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga. The construction company did not participate in the meeting..

They said this in the report Compensation will be given to people affected by road closures That cycle will not be restricted on Carcilazo de la Vega Avenue and Crave Oval.

Besides, Municipal approval is sought and the time frame for completion of the work will be reduced. Other duties of the authorities include the removal of road closures in the eastern part of Lima and the Prena neighborhood, and the connection to the Line 2 station of the Lima and Callo Metro and the Metropolitan.

Details of contracts

After the meeting, Raul Pérez Reyes, president of the MTC, noted that We will try to shorten the construction period of the central station of Line 2 As previously a maximum of 24 months was administered, the agency responsible for the works has to submit a fresh proposal. He also stressed that the work will start in the coming weeks Paseo Colon Road will be affected.

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“In our meeting with the mayor, we proposed a series of contracts with the aim of making the permits viable. Firstly, we are going to propose a regulatory scheme from the MTC to compensate the victims. A series of road closures resulted from the deployment of infrastructure and were necessary to build the stations, but they affected ongoing businesses.“, the official told reporters.

He added that businesses located mainly on Central Highway and Brenna are affected by these closures.

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Pérez Reyes confirmed that the lanes of Carcilazo de la Vega Avenue will be partially closed, but two outbound lanes and two return lanes will be activated to give priority to public transport, and there will be no traffic lights in the area. Traffic flow is road traffic. In addition, the concessionaire has to develop a plan to divert the vehicle in different parts of the capital, so the permission has to be approved by the MML authorities.

“In the seventh month we are going to release some areas, in the 11th month we should have a partial permit for Paseo Colon Avenue, which allows public transport through this area without the need for traffic lights and by the 13th month it should be already there. came to an end. To reduce these times, we would like to propose together with the dealer how to increase the work changes.”, he pointed out.

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A member of the minister's cabinet pointed out The closures established between February and March on the three stations' circular routes will be lifted The aim is to open the closures set up in seven stations on Line 2, such as the Javier Prado extension, Vista Alegre and Ad Municipal in East Lima. Only some pedestrian restrictions will remain in the area until the above stations are operational.

Another confirmation by the authorities, as announced by the Municipality of Lima Construction of an underground tunnel to connect the central station of the line to the metropolis And the parameters of the job are already defined.

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For his part, ATU's president Jose Aguilar pointed that out Paseo Colon will be completed in 13 months or less instead of 24 months as proposed by the dealer.

“The concessionaire's initial proposal (of the project) was for two years (to build the central station), but We are going to improve those hours as we will be working 24 hours a day. We hope to have news with better timelines in the coming days.The official said at the end of the meeting at the Municipal Palace

Scheme for victims of road closures

Earlier, before the meeting, the Urban Transport Authority (ATU) for Lima and Gallo announced that it was implementing a Mitigation Plan for Property Access Disability (PMIAP) to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the temporary closure. Streets and areas where Line 2 and Branch 4 of the Lima and Callo Metro will be built.

In a statement, the ATU described the PMIAP as targeting homes, commercial premises, institutions and public infrastructure (public services, parks, recreational areas, etc.). It began implementation in 2022 at the request of the project sponsor, Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), and has reached 79 beneficiaries to date, totaling S/871,437.

“Wanting to mitigate the impacts created by the construction of Line 2 when there are certain types of enclosures that make access to properties such as houses, garages or businesses difficult. So what we do is identify the problem and propose some course of action based on technical criteria.ATU spokesperson Marco Aurelio Lozano, responsible for environmental and social affairs at ATU, explains.

Depending on the pre-assessment of each case by ATU experts, the program includes temporary rental of garages, provision of access to affected properties, replacement of public infrastructure, support for spreading businesses (panels, signs), economic recognition. losses, among others.