[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bridge-94":3,"map-data-bridge-94":42},{"id":4,"name":5,"surface":6,"material":7,"lengthM":8,"lat":9,"lng":10,"ele":11,"startDateConstruction":12,"startDateConstructionSource":13,"startDateOpening":14,"startDateOpeningSource":13,"waterwayId":15,"districtId":16,"roadId":17,"waterway":18,"district":26,"road":29},94,"Rio On Bridge","paved","concrete",63,16.98871,-88.9746,442,"2024","local knowledge","2025",262,2,1,{"id":15,"name":19,"lengthM":20,"startEle":21,"endEle":22,"destinationWaterwayId":23,"wikidata":24,"shapeId":25},"Rio On",29343,841,134,170,"Q21867229",266,{"id":16,"name":27,"ref":28},"Cayo","CY",{"id":17,"name":30,"lengthM":31,"startDate":32,"districtId":16,"historyMd":33,"ohmChronologyId":34,"osmRelationId":35,"shapeId":36,"lat":37,"lng":38,"ref":39,"isArterial":40,"isFeeder":40,"isDistributor":41},"Caracol Road",73590,"1955","# History\nThe **Chiquibul Road** was constructed by the Forest Department in 1952 at a cost of $1,500.00 per mile and completed by 1959.\u003Cref>https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/880211468199161639/pdf/UNN22000Britis00development0program.pdf\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>Colonial Report of British Honduras 1952\u003C/ref>\n\n## Etymology\nIn the 2013 Ministry of Works file the road is named Caracol Road and starts at the Tripartite Junction close to [[settlement:90]] and ends at Caracol Archaeological Reserve.\u003Cref>2013 Ministry of Works road map\u003C/ref>\n\n## Phase 1 – Caracol Road Upgrading Project\n\nThe Caracol Road Upgrading Project was funded by the Government of Belize and the\nOPEC Fund for International Development, through a US $40 million loan. Works commenced\nin February 2020 and were completed in 2022.\u003Cref>https://mof.gov.bz/ova_doc/ministry-of-infrastructure-development-and-housing-infrastructure-report-march-2026/\u003C/ref>\n\nPhase 1 is approximately 34.7 km (21.5 miles) and divided into three lots. The project included the construction of earthen embankments, crushed gravel pavements, and two (3.65m) lanes with (1 m) shoulders with a double bituminous chip-seal wearing course. The road drainage scheme was also upgraded through the replacement of undersized culverts and the upgrading in some cases to reinforced concrete box structures. The road segment was completed with modern ancillary road safety features, including high visibility road signs, edge markers, lane markings, and safety rails.\n\n**Lot 1A - (Georgeville – Tripartite / Santa Elena – Cristo Rey / San Antonio – Tripartite)**\n\nLot 1A was 26 km in length, from the George Price Highway / Georgeville intersection to the Tripartite Intersection and from the intersection with [[road:7]] in [[settlement:274]] to the\nTripartite Intersection. The project duration was 30 months, reflecting completion in August 2022\nat a contract price of Bz$37,988,176.55.\n\n**Lot 1B (Tripartite Intersection - Blancaneaux Lodge Line)**\n\nLot 1B was 8.8km in length, was completed as of the end of November 2021. The defects\ncorrection period closed November 2022. The final contract value was Bz$14,898,164.44.\n\n**Lot 1C (Blancaneaux Lodge Line – Pinol Line)**\n\nLot 1C was 7.25 km in length, through the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. The road\nsection was modified slightly to 3.35m lanes and 0.5m shoulders; this was done prior to contract\naward to Belize Roadway Construction Ltd., on 21 May 2021, as a cost savings exercise. Three\nnew bridges were constructed within the road segment. The bridges being...\n- [[bridge:67]] (24m)\n- [[bridge:65]] (35m)\n- [[bridge:69]] (90.65m)\n\nThe project commenced on 2 August 2021 with a contract period of 18 months, reflecting\ncompletion on 2 February 2023. An extension of time was given to 2 July 2023, due to excavation\nin rock, which was unforeseen and the effects of several severe weather events. At the end of\nFebruary 2023, the entire section was at the level of first coat chip seal. At that time the bridges\nat [[waterway:236]] and [[waterway:213]] were completed with the concreting of the triple span\n[[bridge:69]] deck the remaining activity for the construction of bridges.\n\nLot 1C, and by extension, Phase 1 of the Caracol Road Upgrading Project was completed\nby mid-June at an approximate cost of Bz$16,402,152.12\u003Cref>https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Min-of-Infrastructure-Dev-Housing-ATR-2024-2025.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n## Phase 2 - Caracol Road Upgrading Project\nThe Caracol Road Upgrading Project – Phase 2 covers the distance from Pinol Line to the\nCaracol Archaeological Site, a distance of 42.9km (26.2 miles), which passes through Douglas da\nSilva camp. Phase 2 is divided into three lots. Lot 2A (23.7km) from Pinol Line to Guacamallo\nBridge. Lot 2B the construction of [[bridge:108]] and Lot 2C (18.7km) from Guacamallo\nBridge to Caracol Archaeological Site.\n\nConstruction contracts were signed with CISCO Construction in April 2022. The main\nconstruction camp was set up at Douglas da Silva camp. Road setting out and clearing was ongoing in 2024.\n\nProgress was slow and the contractor fell 4 months behind schedule.\nThe MIDH wrote to the contractor and held meetings with the supervision team to\ninstruct that every measure be taken to get the works back on program. The contractor’s\nconstruction management team was re-organized in response to the Ministry’s intervention;\nimprovements in production was noticed almost immediately. Despite a comprehensive review,\nthe project’s rate of progress suffered real and difficult-to-overcome setbacks. These included:\nthe isolated location, difficult and wet terrain, limitations in working in nature reserves, shortage\nof human resources, countrywide shortage of dynamite, and bitumen and a proliferation of natural underground springs.\u003Cref>https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Min-of-Infrastructure-Dev-Housing-ATR-2024-2025.pdf\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Min-of-Infrastructure-Dev-Housing-ATR-2023-2024.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\nThe Chiquibul Road was completely paved by the end of 2025.\u003Cref>https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B3zCR5j2d/\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>https://mof.gov.bz/ova_doc/ministry-of-infrastructure-development-and-housing-infrastructure-report-march-2026/\u003C/ref>",2891412,9587620,515,16.98217,-88.97223,"908",false,true,{"extraChronologyRelationIds":43},[],1783363426969]