Paraguay's infrastructure deficit already exceeds $35 billion, according to estimates from multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and CAF. The World Bank, in turn, projects a gap of up to $30 billion by 2030.
Gustavo Masi, director of the Paraguayan Road Chamber (Cavialpa), warned that the country also faces a chronic problem on its existing highways. According to him, toll fares between Gs 5,000 and Gs 10,000, combined with the limited number of toll plazas, are entirely insufficient to keep the road network in good condition.
Masi explained that many roads already show visible deformation and deep ruts in the pavement. These structural packages are calculated for a projected traffic lifespan of 10 years, and even bridges designed to last 50 or 100 years depend on continuous maintenance.
He also pointed out that low traffic volumes make new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects unviable. Contracts of this scale require between $100 million and $200 million, and the lack of sufficient traffic to amortize the investment could push toll fares up to Gs 30,000 per vehicle in the interior, making the projects politically unfeasible.