The presidents of Paraguay and Brazil, Mario Abdo Benítez and Jair Bolsonaro, met this Tuesday (01.12.2020) at the border, between the towns of Presidente Franco and Foz de Iguazu, to verify the progress of the construction of the "Integration Bridge", on the Paraná River, reported the Press release of the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry.
"It will become the second land connection between Paraguay and Brazil, 55 years after the opening of the Friendship Bridge," the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry clarifies.
Thus, lto new infrastructure It will ease traffic congestion and boost the economy of the Triple Border (Paraguay – Brazil – Argentina), according to the information.
The new infrastructure, which will link the cities of Presidente Franco and Foz de Yguazú, is a long-awaited dream that, in addition to becoming a major road connection, will ease traffic congestion and boost the economy of the Triple Frontier (the border with Argentina is just a few kilometers from the place).
The Integration Bridge will be a cable-stayed bridge, 760 metres long, supported by two main columns 174 metres high and with a central span (the space between the two pillars through which the river's navigation channel passes) 470 metres wide and more than 60 metres high.
The project It also includes two customs offices, one on each side of the border. For the complementary works, the National Government of Paraguay will invest more than US$ 212 million in the Alto Paraná area, the Paraguayan Government reported.
The visit was accompanied by the directors general of the entity, Ernst Bergen (Paraguayan) and Joaquim Silva e Luna (Brazilian), as well as the foreign ministers Federico A. González and Ernesto Araújo, from Paraguay and Brazil, respectively.
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