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ANI Announces Influx of Foreign Investors for Antioquia’s ‘Pacifico 2’ Highway

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura, ANI) announced September 26 that two big investment banks based in Britain and Canada inked deals to help finance the “Pacifico 2” fourth generation (4G) highway project in Antioquia. According to ANI, Britain-based ING Capital LLC and Canada-based CDPW Revenue Fixe (the Quebec provincial
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Devimar Wins Enviro Permits for Crucial ‘Mar 1’ Highway Project in Antioquia

Medellin-based highway concessionaire Devimar announced September 13 that it has obtained two vital environmental licenses that pave the way for construction of the “Autopista al Mar-1” divided highway linking Medellin westward toward current and future Atlantic ports. The project also will include construction of a second tunnel parallel to the existing “Tunel del
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Guatape Tour Boat Sinks; 9 Confirmed Dead

Antioquia’s disaster-recovery agency — Departamento Administrativo para la Prevención, Atención y Recuperación de Desastres (DAPARD) – announced June 29 that the bodies of the last two persons missing from a boating disaster at Guatape lake have now been recovered by divers. A total of nine passengers died in the June 25 sinking of the “El […]
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Hidroituango Wins Crucial Transmission Permit: Huge Boost for Medellin, Antioquia

The departmental government of Antioquia announced April 24 that the US$5.5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project finally has won the first two of four power-transmission construction permits from Colombia’s environmental licensing agency (ANLA). The remaining two permits are expected to be issued next month (May 2017), according to Instituto para el
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Metro de Medellin Ridership Soars Above 1 Million Daily; Helps Cut Air Pollution

Medellin’s world-famous “Metro” public transit system including electric rail, aerial tram, road tram, bus rapid transit (BRT) and free bicycles at Metro stations is breaking all-time records for public use – and now aims to help cut a worrisome growth in vehicle air pollution. According to Metro’s latest sustainability report (released March 31), average ridership […]