And what is the cost? As per recent statistics, highways in Europe cost about 10 million Euro (14 million US$) per KM. Mountaneous areas can cost double that. Even taking into consideration cost of labor, building materials cost is the same. 150 kms from Boca Chica to Samana, would, averaging 10 million Euro (considering cost of labor, mixing plains and mountaneous areas) per kilometer. Sothat is 1.5 billion Euro, or some 70 billion pesos. The partial 160 million US$ bond can finance... some 10 kms. Where is the rest of money coming from?
Also, the PPP system of building highways (Private Public Partnership) has not been very efficient, profitable, or popular in Europe and is somewhat discouraged by economists.
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