A total of seven companies have shown interest in the Western Corridor Highway CA-4 PPP project. Interested developers come from Colombia, Guatemala, Perú, Costa Rica and Ecuador, although the specific name of the firms have not yet been disclosed.

As we reported in mid May, Honduras' public-private partnership promotion agency, Coalianza, re-launched the tender process for the concession of the toll highway Western Corridor Highway CA-4 phase I Chamelecon - Naco - La Ceibita - La Entrada. This was after the unsuccessful previous tender occurred in late 2015.

The road will run through the region of Cortes, Santa Barbara and Copán, in the northwestern area of the Republic of Honduras. It begins in Chamelecón, municipality of San Pedro Sula, region of Cortés, in northern Honduras and gradually moves to the western area of the country to connect with the city of La Entrada, region of Copán.

The project involves the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance (DBFOM) of the CA-4 road through the public private partnership (PPP) model. The concession contract will have a period of 30 years.