Quito Bicentenario Road Plan Could Affect 15 of 103 Park Hectares

Quito is evaluating a road-extension proposal through the Bicentenario Park area, where the Mariscal Sucre airport operated for more than 50 years.

The proposal would prolong Amazonas, Real Audiencia and Rafael Aulestia to unload traffic from La Prensa and Galo Plaza Lasso.

Project Snapshot

Quito council member Andres Campana said one prolongation would be 2.2 km, another would be 2.5 km, the width would be 36.80 meters, and the works would affect 15 of the park's 103 hectares.

Campana also requested an environmental-impact report and citizen participation.

Site Work and Design

The municipality said in April that 14 old hangars would be demolished in the area. That demolition lasted 120 days, used heavy machinery and involved around 50 people.

Jordi Andrade criticized the initiative and referred to the Bosque Amarillo trees in the area.

The physical road characteristics described by Andres Murillo include a central median, four circulation lanes, a parking lane, a bike lane and a boulevard.

A separate Rehabilitacion Integral Parque Metropolitano Bicentenario initiative includes courts, parking, bathrooms, pedestrian spaces, an early-childhood area, calisthenics, ornamental design, planters and trees.

Business Signal

For real-estate, mobility and construction observers, the approval path matters as much as the engineering. The Metropolitan Council must approve the road layout before the proposal can move from planning into execution.

What to watch

• Whether the environmental-impact report and citizen-participation request changes the project scope.
• Whether the Metropolitan Council approves the road layout.
• Whether the final design keeps the cited 15-hectare impact inside the 103-hectare park footprint.