The Uruguayan government, headed by President Luis Lacalle Pou, the Minister of Transportation and Public Works, José Luis Falero, the Undersecretary of the MTOP, Juan José Olaizola, and the Mayor of Rocha, Alejo Umpiérrez, inaugurated road reconditioning projects in the department de Rocha, with a total investment of 65 million dollars carried out by the companies Hernández and González, together with Traxpalco.

The recent inauguration of the renovated section of Route 15, known as the “route of the 99 curves”, covered 60 kilometers from Rocha to the junction with Route 13. The significant improvement involved the replacement of the original bituminous treatment with a binder solution asphalt with modified asphalt type AM3 provided by BITAFAL in addition to a planialtimetric readjustment, widening, surcharge and stabilized with portland, ensuring greater durability. The work also included the construction of a culvert over the Casimiro stream and new bridges in Las Conchas, Arroyo India Muerta and Sarandí de la Paloma.

The Minister of Transportation and Public Works, José Luis Falero, highlighted the decentralization and investment close to 400 million dollars that Rocha will experience in this five-year period. He announced the upcoming inauguration of the section of route 15 from Rocha to Lascano in the first half of next year and the transformation of route 13 to zero ballast. At the same event, a new passenger transport line from the Rutas del Sol company was enabled, which will connect routes 19 and 15 with the capital, promising greater communication and integration for Rocha and neighboring departments.

Fuente: https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-transporte-obras-publicas/comunicacion/noticias/inauguracion-tramo-ruta-15-avance-clave-para-conectividad-rocha