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Latin American infrastructure projects and maintenance

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Infrastructure developments and maintenance issues continue across Latin ~~America, involving both large-scale investment projects and the deterioration of existing structures.~~ America. In Colombia, Cormagdalena director Álvaro Redondo has presented a 970 billion peso project ~~has been proposed~~ to structurally channel the Magdalena ~~River, with~~ River. This initiative includes a ~~specific~~ 404 billion peso focus on the Barranquilla port access ~~channel~~ channel, aiming to ~~improve~~ stabilize the Bocas de Ceniza banks and construct a directional dike to reduce dredging needs by 40%, potentially doubling or tripling cargo movement by 2030. Regional connectivity and modernization efforts remain ~~active, including~~ active. In the ~~National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) enabling~~ municipality of Sonsón, a ~~new 6.5-kilometer second carriageway~~ collaboration between ~~Jamundí~~ Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) and the ~~Villa Rica junction. In Pereira, work~~ local government has ~~resumed on Phase I~~ provided 129 sections of ~~Avenida Los Colibríes,~~ piping to improve rural road infrastructure and water management. Aviation infrastructure is also expanding; the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro has launched a ~~2.9-kilometer project costing 42.73~~ 164 billion ~~pesos, slated for~~ COP modernization plan to increase annual passenger capacity from 11 million to 17.5 million, with completion expected by ~~early~~ April 2027. Additionally, the ~~Córdoba Departmental Government~~ Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés is ~~investing 32.3 billion COP~~ undergoing repairs to ~~recover 73 kilometers of road between Kilometer 15, Tierralta,~~ its air conditioning, elevators, and ~~Valencia. Building on these regional efforts, the Colombian government has designated the Caribbean region as a priority. The Ministry of Transport’s strategy focuses~~ escalators to improve operational conditions. These developments build on ~~strengthening~~ previous strategies to strengthen road corridors, ~~modernizing~~ modernize airport infrastructure, and ~~enhancing~~ enhance port access through multimodal connections. In Barranquilla, the local government has assumed administration of the landside areas of the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport for 18 months, supported by a 40 billion peso investment plan to upgrade international zones, migration areas, and climate control systems. To support these goals, the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure (CCI) has called for the acceleration of works and the resolution of payment delays. Furthermore, the Senate's First Commission is advancing a project to transform the Caribbean Administrative and Planning Region (RAP Caribe) into a Territorial Entity Region (RET) to grant departments greater autonomy and dedicated funding. To further enhance international logistical competitiveness, Colombia has introduced a draft decree to reform port concessions. Presented by President Abelardo De La Espriella and Transport Minister Elsa Noguera, the measure aims to remove financial barriers that discouraged investment as contracts approached expiration.

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