Agua Negra Pass


The Agua Negra Pass is a pass over the Andes mountains which connects Argentina and Chile. The highest point of this pass is at AMSL.

Agua Negra Tunnel

To improve trade between Chile and Argentina, a 14 km, three-bore vehicular tunnel below the pass is planned, which will allow year-round traffic.
In March 2015, Argentina officially approved the project. It is awaiting ratification from Chile.
In 2018, the bidding contest for the tunnel project between construction companies took place. The whole project was budgeted at 1.5 billion dollars.
Also planned for the deepest part of the tunnel is the Agua Negra Deep Experiment Site : an underground laboratory. Because all currently operating deep underground laboratories are located in the Northern Hemisphere, a Southern Hemisphere site would have some unique benefits:
ANDES is not expected to be ready before 2027.

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