hile and Argentina constituted Monday the binational entity " International Tunnel Paso Las Leñas " that is responsible for building the work of 11.5 kilometers in length connecting the two countries through the Andes , according to the Argentina Chancellery.
This entity aims to define the best technical and economical alternative to the construction of the road to connect the two countries in the sector of Las Leñas pass , between the south of the province of Mendoza in Argentina and the O'Higgins Region in Chile , according to Argentina
This project involves the construction of a tunnel 2,000 meters high, which will remain open to traffic of all types of vehicles throughout the year , " with a straight road without curves , without ups and downs ," according to the page Bi-Oceanic Corridor Lenas step .
According to project managers , the cost of this tunnel will be about 1,300 million plus infrastructure costs to adapt around the work amounting to 5,000 million pesos (over $ 340,000 ) .
Chile should build 13 kilometers of roads that connect with this tunnel and 60km Argentina must incorporate their existing roads