Infrastructure

Crucial ‘Magdalena 2’ Highway Project in Antioquia Restarts

Medellin Herald April 16, 2020

Colombia’s Transport Ministry and the Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI, the national infrastructure agency) jointly announced April 16 a new financing deal to restart construction on the 114-kilometers-long “Autopista Rio Magdalena 2” highway project in Antioquia. The COP$2.3 trillion

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Cemex Renews Cement/Concrete Operations; Antioquia Highway Projects to Restart

Medellin Herald April 14, 2020

Cemex Colombia revealed in an April 13 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera corporate oversight agency that it has just restarted all cement/concrete production and dispatch operations — thanks to certain Coronavirus quarantine-exemptions newly issued by the national government this month. “In particular, from April 13 to April 27, 2020, in accordance with the

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Crucial Medellin-to-Atlantic Highway Nears Financing Deal; Includes National Government

Medellin Herald January 23, 2020

Colombia’s national government is about to unveil a new, COP$1.4 trillion (US$416 million) financing plan to ensure completion of the “phase two” section of highway connecting Santa Fe de Antioquia to the under-construction “Toyo” tunnel — both of which will link Medellin westward to new and existing Atlantic freight ports as part of the “Mar […]

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Update: Medellin-Bogota Highway Reopens 24 Hours/Day at San Luis Landslide Site

Medellin Herald December 16, 2019

Colombia’s national highway agency (Invias) announced late December 14 that sufficient progress on clearing a November 13 landslide at kilometer 73 (San Luis) of the Medellin-Bogota Highway has now enabled 24 hours/day traffic flows in both directions. To date, more than 102,000 cubic meters of dirt and rocks have been removed from the landslide-site, while […]

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Update: Medellin-Bolombolo Sinifaná Section of ‘Pacifico 1’ Reopens on Restricted-Hours Schedules

Medellin Herald December 13, 2019

Colombia President Ivan Duque on December 20 celebrated a restricted-hours reopening of a 600-meters-long stretch of the “Pacifico 1” highway between Medellin and Bolombolo, which had been blocked for six months by a massive landslide near Amaga. Until all repairs and mountainside reconstructions are finally completed in the area, the road will be opened only […]

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May 2019 Landslide on Medellin-Bolombolo Highway Seen Cleared by March 2020: ANI

Medellin Herald November 27, 2019

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura, ANI) announced November 26 that a May 28, 2019 landslide blocking the Medellin-Bolombolo highway near Amaga should be cleared by around March 2020. The landslide wiped-out an under-construction section of the “Pacifico 1” four-lane divided highway as well as a stretch of the existing highway

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Renewable-Electricity Developer Invenergy Inks Solar, Wind-Power Alliance with EPM

Medellin Herald November 27, 2019

Medellin-based multinational electric power producer EPM announced November 27 an alliance with U.S.-based, global renewable-power developer Invenergy for at least 400 megawatts of solar- and wind-power generation capacity in Colombia. The alliance will “invest, develop, build, operate and maintain unconventional renewable energy projects in Colombia, specifically with

Infrastructure

Update: Medellin-Bogota Highway Partially Reopened at Kilometer 73

Medellin Herald November 18, 2019

Colombia’s national highway institute Invias announced November 25 the partial reopening of the Medellin-Bogota highway at kilometer 73 (San Luis, Antioquia) following a November 13 landslide that blocked all traffic. According to Invias, more than 84,000 cubic meters of rocks and dirt have been removed so far, but the job isn’t quite finished. As a […]

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Medellin’s ‘Plaza Mayor’ Convention Center Unveils US$9.4 Million Expansion Scheme, Including New Hotel

Medellin Herald November 15, 2019

Medellin’s “Plaza Mayor” on November 14 unveiled a COP$32 billion (US$9.4 million) expansion plan that over the next 10 years would modernize a host of convention facilities and add a new hotel. The “2019-2029 Events with a Future” scheme includes 10 proposals both within and outside the convention center, along with “modernization of spaces and […]

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Crucial ‘Vias del Nus’ Highway Between Medellin, Atlantic Ports to Open at End-2020

Medellin Herald October 3, 2019

Colombia’s Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI, the national infrastructure agency) announced October 2 that the crucial “Vias del Nus” connecting Medellin’s northern suburbs to Atlantic ports will open for traffic by end-2020. The 157.4-kilometers-long project includes 24.3 kilometers of four-lane divided highway, the twin-tube “Túnel de la Quiebra” tunnels,