As we have been reporting in previous editions of our newsletter, Road Circuit 3 by the Espina-Copasa consortium, is in charge of the Route 14 Public-Private Participation contract.

There are about 300 km of road rehabilitation using cold recycling technology with Portland cement and a subsequent 4 cm tread with the new modified asphalt BITAFLEX PG 70-28 provided by Grupo Bitafal.

The last friday May 22nd the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Luis Alberto Heber inaugurated the first three sections between the Maciel stream, on the border between Flores and Durazno, and Route 100 (sections 10 and 11) and from kilometer 259 to Sarandí del Yí (section 14).

The sections in question were carried out within the deadlines stipulated by both the Díaz Alvarez company and the CVC company with great care and dedication, which translates into a work of very good quality.

The works carried out were widening and recharging of granular material, then cold recycling with Portland cement in 20 cm thick, then an irrigation of curing with emulsion IRRIGATION BITAFAL 65 and gravel and finally a 4 cm thick asphalt mix with modified asphalt BITAFLEX PG 70-28. For more information about the work carried out, you can enter "ADVANCES IN ROUTE 14"O en"ASPHALT PG70-28 ROUTE 14“.

The inauguration was also attended by the Minister, the National Director of Roads, Eng. Rodolfo Long, the Mayor of Durazno, Carmelo Vidalín, and the Mayor of Sarandí del Yí, Mario Pereyra, among other departmental authorities, staff from the MTOP, the consortium and of construction companies.