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Colombian infrastructure and connectivity projects

Overview

Colombia is undertaking significant infrastructure developments to improve regional connectivity and environmental integration.

One major project involves the construction of the Túnel del Toyo, also known as the Túnel Guillermo Gaviria Echeverri. This 9.73-kilometer tunnel is part of a 40-kilometer corridor designed to connect the Valle de Aburrá with the Urabá region, reducing travel times between Medellín and the Caribbean coast.

Additionally, the government has launched the ‘Vía Milagro’ project, a dual-carriageway connecting Santa Marta and Barranquilla. Described as the country’s first ‘green-grey infrastructure’ project, it aims to combine road connectivity with the ecological restoration of 17,000 hectares of mangroves through hydrological reconnection between the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta and the Caribbean Sea.

Progress on the Vía Milagro project has continued, with President Abelardo De La Espriella convening high-level meetings involving transport and environmental authorities to accelerate the execution of this corridor.

Entities

Gildo Insfrán · Valle de Aburrá · Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development · Juan Pablo Valdés · La Guajira

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Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 36 sources
    Regional infrastructure and housing initiatives announced in Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico

    Regional authorities in Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico are launching various infrastructure, housing, and sports facility projects to improve local communities and urban living standards.

  2. 25 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Colombia constructs record-breaking tunnel to connect Medellín and Caribbean coast

    Colombia is constructing the Túnel del Toyo, a nearly 10-kilometer tunnel designed to connect Medellín with the Caribbean coast and drastically reduce travel times through the Antioquia mountains.

Sources

360radio.com.co · agenciainfomania.com · alexion.com · chacabuco.gob.ar · chacodiapordia.com · chubutdeportes.com · closeup.mx · comunicaciontucuman.gob.ar · diarioelatlantico.com.ar · diarioformosa.net · diariolaportada.com.ar · diarioriente.com · elciudadanoweb.com · elfrente.com.co · elmonterizo.com · elnorte.com.co · elsolnoticias.com.ar · estamosaqui.mx · fmpatagoniamadryn.com.ar · frontalnoticias.com · guajiranews.com · laaldaba.es · lanoticiasv.com · larazon.co · lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · magdalenaweb.com.ar · minambiente.gov.co · mioriente.com · montecaserosonline.com · newsonline.com.ar · noticiasya.co · opinioncaribe.com · planbnoticias.com.ar · popular.com.py · radiodelguaran.com.ar · rionegro.com.ar

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