Punta Olimpica Tunnel in Peru – the highest Tunnel in the World

Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel during the visit of the regional president in May 2013 with production and security team Odebrecht Peru
Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel during the visit of the regional president in May 2013 with production and security team
Odebrecht Peru
Portal of the Puinta Olimpica Tunnel during the visit of the regional president in May 2013 Odebrecht Peru
Portal of the Puinta Olimpica Tunnel during the visit of the regional president in May 2013
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Shotcreting activities Odebrecht Peru
Shotcreting activities
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Installing support bolts Odebrecht Peru
Installing support bolts
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Tamrock jumbo with its massive arms in operation Odebrecht Peru
Tamrock jumbo with its massive arms in operation
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Tamrock jumbo with its massive arms in operation Odebrecht Peru
Tamrock jumbo with its massive arms in operation
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Tunnel breakthrough celebrated on February 24, 2013 Odebrecht Peru
Tunnel breakthrough celebrated on February 24, 2013
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Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel – work during a snowfall Odebrecht Peru
Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel – work during a snowfall
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Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel with the ventilation system being installed Odebrecht Peru
Portal of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel with the ventilation system being installed
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After the shotcrete, technicians inspect the surface of the area to continue the drilling works. Odebrecht Peru
After the shotcrete, technicians inspect the surface of the area to continue the drilling works.
Odebrecht Peru

The new highway project between Carhuaz-Chacas-San Luis in Peru will reduce the travel time between Carhuaz and Chacas from 9 to 2 ½ hours. This new road will pass through the new Punta Olimpica Tunnel at an altitude of 4,738 m above sea level.

Strategic Importance of the Punta Olimpica Tunnel

Peru has an imbalance in population distribution in that 54.6 % of the population is concentrated in the areas along the Pacific Ocean, while only 32 % of the population lives in the Andes highlands and 13.4 % in the Amazon tropical jungles, even though this geographic area accounts for 60 % of the national territory. Economic development also reflects this disequilibrium, due to a concentration of economic activity in the national capital. The city of Lima and its metropolitan area is home to 29 % of the total national population.

Peru has...

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Mauro Nogarin, Periodista

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