After commissioning of the first section in 2019, Bogotá - Girardot road project owners, Via 40 Express, have resumed work to complete rehabilitation works on seven sections with a total length of 126 km. Via 40 Express consists of Conconcreto, VINCI Construction Grands Projets, and VINCI Construction Terrassement.
The second section will be widened with a third lane by 2.8 km between its three new tunnels with a total length of 2.2 km, and the last five through the construction of a third lane 69.0 km long on the right carriageway and 59.5 km on the left carriageway. This major highway project is one of the largest in Colombia and will create 14,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs.
The work began in early 2021 with the delivery of this construction site scheduled for the beginning of 2025.
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February 17, 2021
Puerto Solo terminal PPP concession awarded
National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) in Colombia hasgranted the concession to the Sociedad Portuaria Energética Multipropósito y Contanedores Puerto Solo Buenaventura SA, which supports...
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January 22, 2021
Santana - Mocoa - Neiva highway PPP undergoes partial concession transfer
Aliadas para el Progreso SAS and CCA South America (China Construction America) defined the partial transfer of the concession contract for the Santana-Mocoa-Neiva project, in order to start with Phas...
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January 13, 2021
John Laing to acquire stake in Pacifico 2 road PPP
John Laing Group plc has announced that it has agreed to acquire a 21.15% interest in the Pacifico 2 road PPP project in Colombia for a total consideration of COP 151 billion (US$ 43.61 mill...
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December 08, 2020
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. to acquire Cartagena - Barranquilla road concession
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. has announced the acquisition of Costera Cartagena Barranquilla 4G toll road in Colombia. The Cartagena Barranquilla Coastal road project covers 1...
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November 19, 2020
Contract signature completed for Bogota metro line 1 PPP
Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB) in Colombia has signed the concession contract with the joint venture of China Harbour Engineering and Construction Company (CHEC) and Xi'an Rail Transit...
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