Construction of a new freight route across the Andes will begin this year. The 204km corridor will connect Punta de Vacas in Argentina and Saladillo, Chile, which should enable transit times of just four hours. There will also be seamless Customs and border controls.
Currently, an estimated 85% of freight shipped between Chile and Bolivia and the eastern seaboard of South America is moved by sea and can take at least two weeks, with transit times on a key corridor, such as San Antonio to Santos, averaging 18 days.