Colombia key city highway connection

An upgrade of the route connecting Colombia’s capital Bogota with the second city of Medellin is now being considered. The plan would see the route being upgraded to a highway along a 120km stretch of the route, which would feature two lanes of traffic in either direction.
September 2, 2016 Read time: 1 min

An upgrade of the route connecting Colombia’s capital Bogota with the second city of Medellin is now being considered. The plan would see the route being upgraded to a highway along a 120km stretch of the route, which would feature two lanes of traffic in either direction. The project is being considered under the PPP model. A consortium has proposed the upgrade to ANI, Colombia's national infrastructure agency.

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