The start of construction on the Vipos Aqueduct opened a new phase in Tucumán's infrastructure agenda. The project aims to resolve long-standing drinking water supply problems and will benefit around 245,000 residents.
Lisandro Catalán, president of La Libertad Avanza in Tucumán, described the initiative as the province's most important infrastructure project in the past 40 years. He said its scale and water transport capacity would structurally transform the service network.
The project will be financed through a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank arranged by the national government. Coordination with the provincial authorities allowed the revival of an initiative considered strategic for urban development and quality of life.
Catalán linked progress on the project to economic stability, predictability and legal certainty. He argued that these conditions are necessary to secure support from international credit institutions and sustain large-scale investment.
He also presented the project as an example of cooperation between the national state and the needs of the interior. He said the investment is focused on infrastructure with direct social impact and the ability to address a long-standing deficit.
Governor Osvaldo Jaldo led the start of the works. Construction must now move forward according to the planned technical and financial timetable to turn funding into concrete improvements in water supply.
