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Latest News in Peru / Archive for Transportation
Transportation | 19 January, 2010 [ 12:18 ]
Peru: Transportation unions start indefinite strike
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Several transportations unions in Peru have just started an indefinite strike today, demanding the government to take measures aimed to alleviating the impact of the recent rise of the fuels' prices.
Cargo truck and bus drivers are demanding full refund of the Selective Consumption Tax they pay for Diesel 2, but the government is proposing to pay them back only 20%.
The union representatives have announced that they are not planning force measures like blocking roads, and have been telling local media that their demands “are fair.”
However, two bus companies have temporarily stopped their ticket sales as a precaution, in fear of any violent incident, while some other companies have rescheduled their trips or selling the tickets twice the regular price.
Peru has declared in emergency all the transports services (passengers and cargo), and has issued a decree authorizing the Armed Forces to collaborate with the Police in order to keep the roads cleared and avoid similar incidents.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima, Peter Anders, estimates that this strike may cause losses worth aproximately US $250 million dollars.
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Isabel Guerra
Several transportations unions in Peru have just started an indefinite strike today, demanding the government to take measures aimed to alleviating the impact of the recent rise of the fuels' prices.Cargo truck and bus drivers are demanding full refund of the Selective Consumption Tax they pay for Diesel 2, but the government is proposing to pay them back only 20%.
The union representatives have announced that they are not planning force measures like blocking roads, and have been telling local media that their demands “are fair.”
However, two bus companies have temporarily stopped their ticket sales as a precaution, in fear of any violent incident, while some other companies have rescheduled their trips or selling the tickets twice the regular price.
Peru has declared in emergency all the transports services (passengers and cargo), and has issued a decree authorizing the Armed Forces to collaborate with the Police in order to keep the roads cleared and avoid similar incidents.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima, Peter Anders, estimates that this strike may cause losses worth aproximately US $250 million dollars.
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Transportation | 15 January, 2010 [ 15:22 ]
World Bank approves US $150 million loan for improving Peru's roads
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Isabel Guerra
The World Bank (WB) announced it has approved a US $150 million dollar for Peru, to be used in the rehabilitarion and maintenance of national highways in the Andean country, seeking to improve the quality and sustainability of public investment in the transportation sector.
According to the press release, the project will support the government’s efforts to reduce traffic-related deaths, by improving road safety conditions in Peru.
The loan will be used in four national road networks: Ayacucho – Abancay, Llama – Cochabamba, Cochabamba – Chota, and Puente Reither - Puente Paucartambo – Villarrica.
The credit is to be paid in 21.5 years, with a grace period of 8.5 years,
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Isabel Guerra
The World Bank (WB) announced it has approved a US $150 million dollar for Peru, to be used in the rehabilitarion and maintenance of national highways in the Andean country, seeking to improve the quality and sustainability of public investment in the transportation sector. According to the press release, the project will support the government’s efforts to reduce traffic-related deaths, by improving road safety conditions in Peru.
The loan will be used in four national road networks: Ayacucho – Abancay, Llama – Cochabamba, Cochabamba – Chota, and Puente Reither - Puente Paucartambo – Villarrica.
The credit is to be paid in 21.5 years, with a grace period of 8.5 years,
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Transportation | 14 January, 2010 [ 12:20 ]
Peru: Construction of Pisco airport to start this year
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Isabel Guerra
Peru's Ministry of Transports and Communication reported that the construction of a new airport in Pisco (Ica region) will start this year.
This new airport is going to be an alternative for Lima's International Airport Jorge Chavez, and the construction will demand an investment of more than US $40 million dollars.
Minister Enrique Cornejo said that this project, which is to be executed by Aeropuertos del Perú (AdP) may receive low-cost flights and also will be an alternative when Jorge Chávez Airport has problems such as congestion or bad weather.
“The airlines that are developing more in the world are low-cost ones, but they need specialized airports,” he said.
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Isabel Guerra
Peru's Ministry of Transports and Communication reported that the construction of a new airport in Pisco (Ica region) will start this year. This new airport is going to be an alternative for Lima's International Airport Jorge Chavez, and the construction will demand an investment of more than US $40 million dollars.
Minister Enrique Cornejo said that this project, which is to be executed by Aeropuertos del Perú (AdP) may receive low-cost flights and also will be an alternative when Jorge Chávez Airport has problems such as congestion or bad weather.
“The airlines that are developing more in the world are low-cost ones, but they need specialized airports,” he said.
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Transportation | 12 January, 2010 [ 08:30 ]
Peru: Bolivian Airline BoA to serve Lima-La Paz route
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Isabel Guerra
Bolivian Airline “Boliviana de Aviación” (BoA) will start international operations during the first months of 2010, reported Bolivian Minister Walter Delgadillo.
Delgadillo said in an interview to Patria Nueva network that “BoA has carried 300,000 passengers, and it has registered an important surplus.”
He said that the company will start international flights sometime between January and February.
Reportedly, the first route to be served by BoA would be La Paz – Lima - La Paz, followed by Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo; therefore, the company is already requesting all the necessary authorizations.
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Isabel Guerra
Bolivian Airline “Boliviana de Aviación” (BoA) will start international operations during the first months of 2010, reported Bolivian Minister Walter Delgadillo. Delgadillo said in an interview to Patria Nueva network that “BoA has carried 300,000 passengers, and it has registered an important surplus.”
He said that the company will start international flights sometime between January and February.
Reportedly, the first route to be served by BoA would be La Paz – Lima - La Paz, followed by Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo; therefore, the company is already requesting all the necessary authorizations.
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Transportation | 8 January, 2010 [ 01:06 ]
Peru: Electric Train works to commence later this month
Andina
Peru’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Enrique Cornejo, today announced that Lima Electric Train Consortium will commence construction works of the Villa el Salvador – Grau Avenue segment of Lima Callao Massive Transport Electric System project, known as the Electric Train.
"The contract has been already signed, the letter of guarantee was issued and I’ll be meeting with the consortium to analyze its work plan, the dates of works, the six work fronts to be carried out simultaneously and the two or three shifts," he said.
According to the Peruvian Minister, works will create 5,000 jobs (including direct and indirect employment) and allow users to go from Villa El Salvador district -southern Lima- to “Dos de Mayo” hospital in Lima downtown in 20 minutes aboard a modern, fast, public transport system.
Both civil and electromechanical works are scheduled to be finished in 18 months according to the concession contract.
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Peru’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Enrique Cornejo, today announced that Lima Electric Train Consortium will commence construction works of the Villa el Salvador – Grau Avenue segment of Lima Callao Massive Transport Electric System project, known as the Electric Train. "The contract has been already signed, the letter of guarantee was issued and I’ll be meeting with the consortium to analyze its work plan, the dates of works, the six work fronts to be carried out simultaneously and the two or three shifts," he said.
According to the Peruvian Minister, works will create 5,000 jobs (including direct and indirect employment) and allow users to go from Villa El Salvador district -southern Lima- to “Dos de Mayo” hospital in Lima downtown in 20 minutes aboard a modern, fast, public transport system.
Both civil and electromechanical works are scheduled to be finished in 18 months according to the concession contract.
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Transportation | 31 December, 2009 [ 17:29 ]
Transit partially restored along Peru's Central Road
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Transit along Central Road was restored today, despite being still partially blocked at two points between La Oroya and Huancayo due to recent mudslides.
The heavy rains that cause these mudslides are expected to last until next Monday, according to the National Meteorology Service (Senamhi).
"People can use those roads without major problems," said General Enrique Medri, Director of Highway Police.
The maintenance of the road is under the responsibility of the Transports Ministry, pointed out Freddy Sachahuamán Palacios, Regional Director of Transports of Junín.
"The Ministry has not send any help to clear the roads at Chacapalpa and Pachacayo,” complained Sachahuamán.
However, the Chief of Provías at central region, Luis Lecca Vergara, said they had sent to machinery and workers to help on clearing those roads.
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Isabel Guerra
Transit along Central Road was restored today, despite being still partially blocked at two points between La Oroya and Huancayo due to recent mudslides. The heavy rains that cause these mudslides are expected to last until next Monday, according to the National Meteorology Service (Senamhi).
"People can use those roads without major problems," said General Enrique Medri, Director of Highway Police.
The maintenance of the road is under the responsibility of the Transports Ministry, pointed out Freddy Sachahuamán Palacios, Regional Director of Transports of Junín.
"The Ministry has not send any help to clear the roads at Chacapalpa and Pachacayo,” complained Sachahuamán.
However, the Chief of Provías at central region, Luis Lecca Vergara, said they had sent to machinery and workers to help on clearing those roads.
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Transportation | 31 December, 2009 [ 17:08 ]
Air Europa will have direct flights to Lima, Peru, in 2010
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Air Europa will start serving Peru routes since Feb. 22., 2010 with direct flights to Lima, said Ana Maria Morin, General Manager of Destinos Mundiales,
Morin also explained that Air Europa will arrive in Lima on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in an Airbus A330-200 that can carry up to 298 passengers, according to TNews.com
Air Europa, that will offer 275 seats in Economic class and 24 in Executive class, has at the moment 23 years serving all Spanish destinations.
The company was amongst the ones that transported many of the passengers left stranded in Lima and Madrid after the collapse of Air Comet.
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Isabel Guerra
Air Europa will start serving Peru routes since Feb. 22., 2010 with direct flights to Lima, said Ana Maria Morin, General Manager of Destinos Mundiales, Morin also explained that Air Europa will arrive in Lima on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in an Airbus A330-200 that can carry up to 298 passengers, according to TNews.com
Air Europa, that will offer 275 seats in Economic class and 24 in Executive class, has at the moment 23 years serving all Spanish destinations.
The company was amongst the ones that transported many of the passengers left stranded in Lima and Madrid after the collapse of Air Comet.
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Transportation | 29 December, 2009 [ 17:28 ]
Peru leads Latin America in transit-related deaths
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Isabel Guerra
Peru has the highest rate of deaths related to transit accidents in the region; 30 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles, very far ahead from Chile (7 deaths per 10,000 vehicles) and Argentina (5 per 10,000), according to Juan Tapia, Director of the Research Center on Transportation (Cidatt).
The report that Cidatt prepared recently for the World Bank also states that in cities like Buenos Aires and Santiago there are 335 and 172 vehicles per 1,000 residents, while in Peru the figure is significantly lower: 108 vehicles per 1,000 residents.
“These figures are the evidence of many serious structural problems related to the management of transit and transportation,” says the document, quoted by EFE news agency.
Tapia explained that despite the numerous accidents registered in provinces' roads, the most if the fatalities take place in Lima, where pedestrians are the victims in 7 out of 10 traffic accidents.
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Isabel Guerra
Peru has the highest rate of deaths related to transit accidents in the region; 30 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles, very far ahead from Chile (7 deaths per 10,000 vehicles) and Argentina (5 per 10,000), according to Juan Tapia, Director of the Research Center on Transportation (Cidatt). The report that Cidatt prepared recently for the World Bank also states that in cities like Buenos Aires and Santiago there are 335 and 172 vehicles per 1,000 residents, while in Peru the figure is significantly lower: 108 vehicles per 1,000 residents.
“These figures are the evidence of many serious structural problems related to the management of transit and transportation,” says the document, quoted by EFE news agency.
Tapia explained that despite the numerous accidents registered in provinces' roads, the most if the fatalities take place in Lima, where pedestrians are the victims in 7 out of 10 traffic accidents.
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Transportation | 29 December, 2009 [ 10:23 ]
More than 30 passengers died in three bus accidents in Peru
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Isabel Guerra
At least 31 people were killed and 72 injured in three road accidents in Peru that took place the very same day, according to several local media reports.
Eighteen passengers died in Sandia (Puno region), eleven near Pisco and two in Callejón de Conchucos (Huaraz, Ancash region).
A bus from "Perlas del Sur" company fell to an abyss at San Juan del Oro District, in the Puno province of Sandia; in Pisco, a bus from "Soyuz" company clashed violently with a truck carrying fertilizers at kilometer 235 at Panamericana Sur; finally, a bus from "Moreno" company fell to a ravine.
Peru is notorious for its high number of traffic accidents and for the poor condition of roads and vehicles, as well as for careless driving.
Up to now, some 500 people have died in Peruvian roads during 2009.
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Isabel Guerra
At least 31 people were killed and 72 injured in three road accidents in Peru that took place the very same day, according to several local media reports.Eighteen passengers died in Sandia (Puno region), eleven near Pisco and two in Callejón de Conchucos (Huaraz, Ancash region).
A bus from "Perlas del Sur" company fell to an abyss at San Juan del Oro District, in the Puno province of Sandia; in Pisco, a bus from "Soyuz" company clashed violently with a truck carrying fertilizers at kilometer 235 at Panamericana Sur; finally, a bus from "Moreno" company fell to a ravine.
Peru is notorious for its high number of traffic accidents and for the poor condition of roads and vehicles, as well as for careless driving.
Up to now, some 500 people have died in Peruvian roads during 2009.
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Transportation | 28 December, 2009 [ 08:27 ]
Peru's Central Road blocked in Junín due to mudslides
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Traffic in the Carretera Central, the main road connecting the capital to the highlands, is temporarily stopped in the section La Oroya – Huancayo (Junín region), due to mudslides and landslides that have blocked it at three points, located at kilometers 1.16 and 19.
Police station at La Oroya reported that a heavy rain fell from 1 a.m. until 3 p.m. which generated several mudslides in those areas, obstructing the way.
“The transit is restricted, because local government's machinery is clearing the way, under the surveillance of the National Police,” reported the police station.
Peru's Meteorologic Service had forecasted heavy rains in 10 Andean and Jungle regions starting last Thursday and until today: the affected regions are Puno, Cusco, Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Áncash, La Libertad, Cajamarca, San Martín and Piura.
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Isabel Guerra
Traffic in the Carretera Central, the main road connecting the capital to the highlands, is temporarily stopped in the section La Oroya – Huancayo (Junín region), due to mudslides and landslides that have blocked it at three points, located at kilometers 1.16 and 19. Police station at La Oroya reported that a heavy rain fell from 1 a.m. until 3 p.m. which generated several mudslides in those areas, obstructing the way.
“The transit is restricted, because local government's machinery is clearing the way, under the surveillance of the National Police,” reported the police station.
Peru's Meteorologic Service had forecasted heavy rains in 10 Andean and Jungle regions starting last Thursday and until today: the affected regions are Puno, Cusco, Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Áncash, La Libertad, Cajamarca, San Martín and Piura.
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