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Argentine ambassador in Chile meets with local authorities over Agua Negra Tunnel project
On Friday, in Chile a virtual meeting has been held over the Agua Negra Tunnel project by International Relations, Land Management and Environment of the Regional Council (CORE). The object of the meeting was exchange of opinions with the Argentine ambassador in Chile, Rafael Bielsa and Chilean local authorities. This is according to a news published on Chile's Diario la region de Coquimbo,
The Agua Negra tunnel project was first proposed by the then-presidents Presidents Cristina Fernandez and Michelle Bachelet of Chile and Argentina in 2009. If realized, will be the first bi-national project between two countries. It is going to be financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
One issue with the project is, currently there is no matching enthusiasm from the Chilean government. Chile side says there are no right economic conditions or specifications to tender such a project yet. Moreover, they
say it is not right to create false expectations at this stage, probably as an indirect message to current Argentinian president's enthusiasm...
http://www.diariolaregion.cl/diplomacia-argentina-reitera-respaldo-al-proyecto-tunel-agua-negra/
I posted previously
Chile's Ministry of Public Works thinks time is not right for the Agua Negra tunnel between Chile and Argentina
Agua Negra Tunnel : Tender for a Feasibility study for a shorter tunnel at the end of the year
The The Undersecretary of Public Works on Agua Negra Tunnel :
“Our priority is a connection between the Province of San Juan (Argentina) and the Coquimbo region... An engineering work of this size forces us to study different options to carry out this crossing. A priori we do not marry any engineering solution, we are conducting a study that is delivered in the third quarter of next year, this would determine which is the best alternative to make this complex connection"
"The Government of Chile renounced the IDB loan for the construction of the tunnel"
True or baseless rumors?
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President of Argentina wants to re-vitalize the binational Agua Negra Tunnel
https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/20704/president-of-argentina-wants-to-re-vitalize-the-binational-agua-negra-tunnel
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