Ruta del Itata Highway

Throughout its 96.1 km, this road P3 connects 7 communes of the regions of Ñuble and Bío-Bío. It will link as well the cities of Chillán and Concepción, reducing travel times and improving road safety. This transversal route has an important amount of truck traffic, mainly from the forestry industry.

This is the second P3 contract of the route, that in this case includes the improvement, construction, maintenance and operation of the existing infrastructures as well as the new parts, for which an investment of 516 million euros will be required. The works comprise the following aspects:

• The improvement of 75.1 km of the current Ruta 152 and 14.1 km of the Ruta 158.
• In addition, we will build a new 6.9 km double-lane road that will link Ruta 152 with our P3 project of Valles del Bío-Bío Highway ―that connects the communes of Concepción and Cabrero.

Main works include 10 new junctions, 2 bridges, 2 viaducts, 24 new stops, 12 new walkways, service roads, a new pedestrian bridge, more than 7 km of bike lanes, road signaling and marking, and the implementation of a free flow toll system.

Rehabilitation works comprise, among other improvements, upgrading road safety with vertical and horizontal marking and road containment systems, reconfiguring the lay-bys and walkways, improving sanitation and drainage systems, as well as the lighting systems.