More than 38 billion pesos costs the MIO repair after the vandalism in Cali

The Mayor's Office of Cali, along with other entities, carried out visits to the MIO stations that have been recovered, for a year, due to the vandalism committed during the National Strike. After the tour, they announced the opening of several stations such as: Conquistadores, Univalle, San Bosco and Meléndez. In addition, Mayor Jorge Iván Ospina announced that a strategy is being developed for these to become trade centers that would even offer childcare services.

added the mayor.

It was added that the progress of the works is 90% and expects that they will begin to open from April 28.

said MetroCali president Oscar Javier Ortiz.

Ortiz himself stated that the company has invested 8.3 billion, while the mayor's office has contributed 30 billion pesos. For Cali Councilwoman Ana Erazo,

He reports that the announcement of the presentation of the works, April 28, is when one year of the social outbreak is commemorated, which had as its epicenter the capital of Valle del Cauca.

adds Erazo, who contrasts the statements made by the mayor, who assured, that the delays occurred due to “the crisis of containers and the rise in steel prices”, since the stations are mainly made of this material.

The councilwoman assures,

but stressed that the council will monitor the expenditure of resources, so that it is invested in the development of the city and not diverted.

Although, some sectors have stated that some stations should be prioritized because of the high demand in the areas indicated. Mauricio Venté, spokesman for MIO Users, told El Pais that if the works are compared to Bogotá, where they suffered the same vandalism, stations were delivered in the country's capital in half the time.

The president of MetroCali said that the system is experiencing difficulties due to the buses that are in disuse and the lack of operators to drive them. In the face of this statement, Councilwoman Erazo described it as unserious and irresponsible that Ortiz hid himself in such statements, instead of looking for alternatives to system recovery.

MetroCali reported that by April 28, 12 stations and terminals will be delivered to complete the works, which are:

Conquistadores, San Bosco, Melendez, Univalle, Belalcázar, Chiminangos, August 7, Nuevo Latir, El Clover, Buitera, Calypso Terminal and Paso del Comercio Terminal.

On several occasions, citizens have indicated that the mayor's office does not listen to them, every day they report failures in the system. Erazo points out that citizens have oversight, user links and figures that seek to put the specific problems of MIO, and at the same time present alternatives for them. It calls on citizens to take care of stations and infrastructure in general.

And he concluded:

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