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Starting September 14, 2026, the Puente de la Integración will allow cars belonging to residents of Ciudad del Este, Presidente Franco, Hernandarias and Foz do Iguaçu with DTVF to cross from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The window for large empty trucks will expand to 6 p.m. to 5 a.m., while cargo restrictions remain in place.
puente-de-la-integracionfoz-do-iguacupresidente-francoFrom September 14, 2026, residents of Ciudad del Este, Presidente Franco, Hernandarias and Foz do Iguaçu will be able to cross the Puente de la Integración in private cars from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. using the Documento de Tránsito Vecinal Fronterizo, while empty trucks will have extended access from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.
puente-de-la-integraciondocumento-de-transito-vecinal-fronterizofoz-do-iguacupresidente-francoInfrastructure for Nuevo Barrio Bañado Tacumbú in Asunción is 66% complete. Housing for more than 2,500 families is still awaiting evaluation of a tender that received 21 bids.
mopcnuevo-barrio-banado-tacumbulaguna-yrupetacumbuconsorcio-tycivRocío Vallejo submitted a draft resolution requesting that the MOPC provide information on the background, tenders, progress, costs, financing, possible obstacles and timeline of the Tren de Cercanías, a project relevant to metropolitan mobility and regional connectivity. The text will still be reviewed by Chamber of Deputies committees.
tren-de-cercaniasmopcrocio-vallejoThe Asunción Downtown Resilience Project has three construction contracts, including the burial of 2.5 kilometers of a transmission line and work in the Historic Center and Parque Caballero, but it is still awaiting contracts for housing in the Chacarita Eco-Inclusive District and for supervision.
mopcparque-caballeroMaigotex turns mango residues into biomaterial for bags, footwear and accessories after more than 1,500 tests with support from the National University of Asunción, developing a local alternative to leather.
maigotexveronica-alegremaura-martiA study involving the Market 4 Directorate, the Municipality of Asunción and engineering students from Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University (UC) proposes turning one lane of Rodríguez de Francia Avenue, in front of the market, into a protected pedestrian area, while organizing loading and unloading and regularizing more than 100 sales points.
rodriguez-de-franciaalejandro-buzovanessa-sandovalOperational problems in Montevideo, restrictions on convoy formation width and Argentina’s US$1.30-per-net-registered-ton toll, charged on both outbound and return journeys, are raising costs and uncertainty for Paraguayan cargo transported along the Paraná–Paraguay waterway, as the country seeks transshipment alternatives at Punta del Arenal Sur.
montevideomediterranean-shipping-companyRosa Vacchetta proposes restoring the Ferreira and Mburicaó streams with 24 kilometers of linear parks and bike paths to reduce flooding, contamination and congestion concentrated on six avenues, creating alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists. In an interview, she also accused Essap of discharging untreated effluent into the waterways.
essaprosa-vacchettaA project presented in the Chamber of Deputies proposes declaring a bridge over the Paraguay River in Puerto Antequera to be of national interest, connecting San Pedro with the Chaco and the Bioceanic Corridor. The initiative does not approve construction, but could create a logistics alternative between the Eastern Region and the international corridor.
mopcpuerto-antequeraArgentina’s National Gendarmerie installed a gate on the La Fraternidad footbridge between Nanawa and Clorinda, restricting passage from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and drawing criticism from local officials over the impact on trade and travel and the risk of increasing clandestine crossings.
nanawaclorindaDecree No. 6,692, signed by Santiago Peña, authorizes the transfer for consideration of a military property spanning more than 9 hectares at Km 8 in Ciudad del Este to the Ministry of Health to build the Gran Hospital de Alto Paraná. Itaipú will fully finance the physical works, initially planned to have 204 inpatient beds and 56 intensive care beds.
alto-paranasantiago-penagran-hospital-de-alto-paranaParaguay's winter is mild on average, but it is real, variable and capable of frost and sub-zero temperatures. Station records and climate normals show why both “always hot” and “European winter” are misleading descriptions.
winterclimatecold-wavesfrostasuncionweatherLambaré city government notified families living along the Lambaré Stream to leave the area as a precaution, citing risks of flooding, overflows, landslides and erosion with El Niño arriving and severe rain forecast, while residents are calling for permanent water-management works.
lambareel-ninoParaguay and Argentina are studying a $5 billion binational hydropower project on the Paraná River, with 2,880 megawatts of capacity, possible private operation, an estimated six-year construction period and the resettlement of more than 220 families, while financing, environmental impacts and the operating model remain under review.
corpus-christimisionesyacyretaEnvironmental organizations and citizens protested a bill by lawmaker José Rodríguez that would change protections for Médanos del Chaco National Park to allow mining and hydrocarbon extraction, risking contamination of the Yrenda aquifer, Indigenous communities and biodiversity, while the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends rejecting it.
sobrevivencia-amigos-de-la-tierra-paraguayPetropar has begun selling Jet A-1 and AVGAS in Paraguay, with one plant operating in Encarnación and plans for five facilities through a public-private partnership that does not require direct state investment in infrastructure.
avgasjet-a-1william-wilkasantiago-penaThe Asunción Municipal Board approved preliminary plans for 11- and 18-story towers in residential neighborhoods under an exceptionalities regime, while opposition councilors warn the recurring practice worsens infrastructure collapse, with 85% of the capital's streets past their useful life, and blocked a third 25-story project in Recoleta.
pablo-callizolas-lomasalvaro-grauMOPC conducted aerodynamic tests at the Polytechnic University of Milan to test the future Bioceanic Bridge, which will connect Paraguay and Brazil, against extreme winds in a controlled environment.
mopcExperts presented at the XV Regional Congress of Technology in Architecture in Paraguay that sustainable construction, despite an initial investment about 4% higher, generates savings of 30% to 60% in water consumption and 40% to 70% in energy, with financial returns occurring within two to five years.
gabriela-mesquitaGermany advises visitors to carry an international permit with the German original for up to 90 days. A resident then needs the Paraguayan municipal route—not an assumed automatic exchange.
driver-licencegermanymunicipalitiesinternational-driving-permitThe level of the Paraguay River continues to fall, reaching 1.36m in Asunción and putting commercial navigation, a vital activity for the country's economy, on alert.
pantanalconcepcionParaguay and Chile are assessing the creation of an electrical interconnection network to strengthen regional energy security, enable energy exchange, and protect against system vulnerabilities.
marco-riquelmeximena-rinconATOME is advancing the development of a 300 MWp solar plant project in Villeta, Paraguay, after securing financial support for its feasibility study.
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