OCR

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS The sprawling, widely dispersed work area of the Toquepala project required a complete, inter-connecting network of road for effective construction access and development, this requirement being entirely essential for continuing operations. The Southern Peru portion of the Pan-American highway had fortunately been completed only several years prior to work commencement. This asphalt-paved highway, connecting Arequipa with Taona through Monquegua, with a paved spur into Ilo, greatly facilitated vehicle movements between the court and Toquepala. The 70 some odd kilometers of gravel highway from the Toquepala general area to the road's junction with the Pan-American highway also constructed prior to the arrival of Utah-Emkay. The Contractor immediately undertook a systematic program of maintenance and improvement on this portion of road, continuing with same until its acclimation into the overall SPCC scope of operational maintenance in August of 1959. An approximate 15- kms. of road connecting the mine area with the mill and Incapuquio areas, awarded by Southern Peru Copper Corporation to a Peruvian contractor, Grana y Montero, was under construction who Utah-Emkay moved onto the project. The Unfinished portion of this road work was taken over on September 16, 1956, and first vechiles were permitted to travel between these work areas via this route on December 18, 1956. A subcontract was awarded to a Peruvian joint venture composed of Kruger SA, Antonio Ordonez, and Crosby- iulfo on August 15, 1957, for construction of a 12 km. highway connecting the Smelt r Camp and Ilo Port with the Power Plant-Smelter area. Work commenced August 24, 1957. and was essentially complete by December 20, 1957. Total final excavation quantity was 27,500 CY. Approximately 90 kilometers of road connect the Toquepala area with Lake Suche. A dangerously narrow, poorly constructed, unmaintained road was in existence when Contractor arrived. To facilites