The ambitious Nueva Carretera Central highway project in Peru faces significant skepticism regarding its completion timeline, with industry leaders suggesting the infrastructure milestone will not be met by the 2031 target set by the incoming administration.
Guido Valdivia, executive vice president of the Peruvian Construction Chamber (Capeco), stated that it remains difficult to guarantee the project's finish before 2031, challenging the political promise made by Keiko Fujimori to reduce travel time between Lima and Junín to under three hours.
The doubts from Capeco highlight the practical constraints facing Peru's infrastructure agenda.
The project, which aims to modernize a critical transport corridor, has already encountered setbacks, including its exclusion from the government's recently approved supplementary credit.
This funding gap has raised concerns among investors and contractors about the financial viability and execution speed of the initiative.
The skepticism from the construction sector adds a layer of complexity to the new government's economic narrative.