Claudia López, Mayor of Bogota, gave an overview of how the work was going during a visit to the courtyard workshop of the first subway line in Bossa town, and reiterated in a clear warning to Gustavo Petro that the work was unstoppable and will continue.
According to the President, the progress of work has increased by 16% and the preparation of the workshop floor by 25%. By 2027, the workshop square and upper corridor will be fully built, and the first line of Bogota Metro will be in service by 2028.
Specifically in order to make soil adaptation faster, a concrete plant was installed in the workshop yard.
In addition, Lopez said: “We will honor and honor the contract we signed. In July of this year, we will receive a check from President Duque, a real appointment, and an agreement between the state and the mayor's office to finance the second line that goes to Suva and Ingativa, which will allow us to start the recruitment process next year.”
The President explained that research on the structure of the project for the second line of the subway is underway, which has already been defined as 16 km from Calle 72 to Fontanar del Rio in Suva.
The mayor said the shape of the metro car will be announced this year.
Claudia later stated that every government in Bogotá must establish its own government to comply with the provisions of the Regional Planning Plan. In the next 20 years, Bogota should have a total of 5 subway lines and two regional trains, one of which is Regiotram in the West. It is already under construction and has 7 overhead cables.
Petro was convinced that if he was elected president of Bogota, he would rethink the course Full of line1 from the subway, thus stopping work such as buying and demolishing buildings already underway on the high road. Attempts to reactivate the project for underground tracks.
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