To accelerate the construction of the Bogotá Metro, the authorities of the capital and the country met on March 15 to review the progress of the project. District officials provided the feasibility progress and requirements necessary to ensure that the second line of Bogotá Metro and Calais Trunk 13 could be co-financed.
At the end of the meeting, no details were given about the meeting. The national authorities stated that the joint financing of the two projects must comply with the requirements set out in Article 100 of the National Development Plan and the regulations established by the Ministry of Transportation.
Both the second-line subway and main line projects must be supported by technical, environmental, legal, and financial feasibility studies. Likewise, it has been pointed out that co-financing these projects is also a function of the availability of resources in the country and territory.
Despite this recent warning a few hours before the meeting, President Ivan Duque confirmed that he will sign a fund for the city's second subway line before the end of his term in August this year.
The national government already participates in financing through resources exceeding 200 billion pesos and various transport projects in Bogotá, such as the first line of the subway and the food trunks. In addition, from a regional point of view, Transsminho will expand to Swasha in the second and third phases, and Regyotram West will be:
The National Planning Department (DNP) has stated that these projects, especially the second line of the Bogotá Metro and Calais 13 Trunks, will be of great help to citizens. They point out that in addition to expanding the transport system, it will bring benefits to the quality of life and productivity in the region.
The NDP claims that the second line of the Bogotá metro will benefit 2.5 million people in the cities of Chapinero, Barrios Unidos, Inga Tiba and Soba. This project was confirmed by Bogotá, where a feasibility study was conducted, and the route chosen would be linked to the first line of the subway, starting from Caracas street with Cali 72, where he left west along 72nd Street, Avenida Ciudad Ciudad (Avenida Ciudad Ciudad Ciudad) (de Calle), head northwest to the future ALO corridor, and go to AC 145 (Future Crossing Street in Soba) Reaches and ends at the workshop square.
In the case of the Calle 13 trunk, it includes a 11.4 km corridor that includes 13 Transmilenio stations, a workshop square and 6 intersections, which makes it an essential project, since it helps to eliminate congestion in this corridor and improve local connections. It is also estimated that by 2030 this trunk will serve 150,000 to 200,000 travelers on a typical working day.
Taking into account these variables, the government of the country guarantees interest in the implementation of the project. They ensure that they will continue to monitor the progress of the feasibility and technically accompany the development.
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