Sener takes part in a new bus corridor in Trujillo, Peru

The consortium formed by the engineering and technology group Sener and the Peruvian firm CESEL Ingenieros has been awarded the contract to draft the technical design for the project to Improve Urban Passenger Transport Services through a North–South Trunk Corridor and Feeder Routes in five districts of the city of Trujillo.

The assignment, led by Promovilidad, the National Programme for Sustainable Urban Transport under Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), is being carried out in collaboration with the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo and Metropolitan Transport of Trujillo (TMT), and is financed by the German Development Bank (KfW). The work undertaken by the consortium will serve as a guide for the future implementers of the project. The technical consultancy will last 18 months. The overall project involves an investment of more than 557 million soles (over 133 million euros) and is supported by an international credit facility of 55 million euros from KfW.

With over 1 million inhabitants, Trujillo is the first city in the country after Lima to move towards a high-capacity public transport system based on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). This new corridor, in Peru’s third most populous city, will enable more modern, safer, more efficient, and more sustainable mobility, directly benefiting over 440,000 public transport users. The corridor will have a total length of 11.18 km, in addition to 18.1 km of feeder routes. It will connect the districts of La Esperanza, Moche, Huanchaco, Salaverry, and Trujillo, improving travel times, reducing private vehicle traffic, and raising the quality standards of urban transport services.

The system includes 16 stations and 2 terminals (north and south), 2 bus depots, 1 fuelling station, and 3 feeder routes to facilitate integration from outlying areas. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2026, with a fleet of 53 articulated 18-metre buses and 62 feeder buses measuring 9 metres.

The project is expected to reduce inter-district private vehicle travel by 30%, reorganising more than 40 existing routes, improving quality of life in the city, and driving its economic and social development. Miguel Ángel Fernández, Business Development Director for Mobility in Peru, stated: “We’re pleased to contribute our international experience in urban transport infrastructure planning and design to this project, supporting the Peruvian government’s commitment to building more connected cities through a modern, citizen-focused urban mobility model”.