The general objective was to provide elements to guide the development of multimodal transportation in the short and medium term, seeking to meet the demand of the productive activity and the population.

What did we do in the project?

Our work consisted of a detailed review and evaluation of the 2012 traffic management plans. We conducted a diagnosis of the multimodal transportation system, which included a socioeconomic and supply-demand characterization, with 60 vehicle count sites and 32 origin-destination surveys.

We use TRANSCAD software to model demand. We created zonings, networks and intermodal nodes, and constructed observed and future data matrices. We calibrated a four-stage model to simulate the current situation and future scenarios.

We prepared a medium-term multimodal transportation plan and a 10-year investment program proposal, detailing system management policies, such as maintenance, charging for infrastructure use, and identifying sources of financing.

We updated the long-term multimodal transportation plan (20 years), defining policies and strategic objectives. We also formulated a short and medium term (5 to 10 years) road investment program, using HDM-4 software for the entire MOPC road network.

We evaluated the impact of the master plan on the accesses to the metropolitan areas of Asunción, Ciudad del Este and Encarnación, and offered training in the use of the transportation model and the HDM-4 software.

Project impact

The update of this master plan provided a roadmap for the development of transportation in Paraguay. This will allow strategic investment decisions to be made, ensuring sustained infrastructure growth.