VINCI Highways Invests in Climate Resilience: Enhancing Lima’s Expressways to Mitigate El Niño Flooding

VINCI Highways Invests in Climate Resilience: Enhancing Lima’s Expressways to Mitigate El Niño Flooding

(IN BRIEF) VINCI Highways, operating through its subsidiary Lima Expresa, is undertaking infrastructure improvements to enhance the resilience of two expressways in Lima, Peru. The project aims to mitigate the risk of flooding, especially during the El Niño phenomenon. The initiative is executed in two phases, with the first phase underway from August 2023 to January 2024. It involves reinforcing both banks of the Rimac River by installing deep ground anchors and applying shotcrete to stabilize the embankments, covering a total of 100 meters on both sides of the river. The second phase, scheduled for the summer of 2024, will further fortify the embankments by injecting concrete into piles below the riverbed and installing anti-wear metal plates at the base of the embankments. Additionally, Lima Expresa has been conducting riverbed cleaning and protective wall elevation activities while collaborating with local authorities to enhance preparedness and coordination for the upcoming months.

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 23-Nov-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Highways, concessionaire of two expressways in Lima via its subsidiary Lima Expresa, is investing to improve the climatic resilience of the infrastructure. Teams are currently carrying out consolidation work on the embankments of the Rimac River along the expressways, to prevent the risk of flood impact in anticipation of the El Niño phenomenon in particular.

The works are delivered in two stages. The first stage, currently ongoing, started last August and will keep going until January 2024. It consists in strengthening both banks of the Rímac river by installing ground anchors six to eight meters deep and lining of the embankment with shotcrete for its stabilization. In all, 100m of bank on both sides of the river will benefit from this reinforcement work. In all, 100m of embankment on both sides of the river will benefit from this reinforcement work.

The second phase of the project will begin in the summer of 2024, after the rainy season. It will continue to reinforce the embankments by injecting concrete into piles located 2 meters below the riverbed, and will protect the foot of the embankments by installing anti-wear metal plates.

In anticipation of the arrival of El Niño, Lima Expresa teams have been cleaning the riverbed over an area of around 1.6 km since the summer, and raising the protective walls. At the same time, Lima Expresa is carrying out preparedness exercises in synergy with local authorities to strengthen planning and cooperation over the coming months.

About VINCI Highways

VINCI Highways, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, is a leader in road concessions, operations and mobility services. We design, finance, build and operate highways, bridges, tunnels, urban roads and mobility services on a network of more than 3,360 km in 15 countries. VINCI Highways leverages its expertise to deliver the highest performance and safety standards and provide drivers with a positive experience.

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SOURCE: VINCI