2nd Concession Route 5 Santiago - Los Vilos

The project consists in the improvement of 218 km of Route 5, in the section between the city of Santiago and the town of Los Vilos, through extensions to third tracks that will be studied, but are planned in sectors between Lampa and the Til link and between the localities of Ocoa and El Melón, the final location will depend on what the study of demand indicates. New links, crossings, the replacement of some bridges, route corrections to leave a uniform speed of 120 km/hr (except in the Cuesta Las Chilcas and La Calavera Tunnel), new sections of service roads, pedestrian walkways, lighting, change of all retaining barriers, new service areas and the improvement and expansion of existing ones, etc. are planned. The initiative also includes the rehabilitation of the existing roadways, which will improve safety standards on the route, increase the standard of service, replace the manual toll by incorporating Free Flow system through Electronic Toll gates located at distances not exceeding 10 km.