Colombia bridge collapse closes route stretch

A bridge on Colombia’s Bogota-Villavicencio collapsed with the deaths of 10 personnel. This has caused the closure of the route close to the El Naranjal tolling area to all but emergency vehicles. in Meta department. The Chirajara Bridge forms part of the project to construct the road to connect capital Bogota with Villavicencio. The National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) held an emergency meeting with road concessionaire Coviandes, which is managing the project to construct the bridge.
January 22, 2018 Read time: 1 min

A bridge on Colombia’s Bogota-Villavicencio collapsed with the deaths of 10 personnel. This has caused the closure of the route close to the El Naranjal tolling area to all but emergency vehicles. in Meta department. The Chirajara Bridge forms part of the project to construct the road to connect capital Bogota with Villavicencio. The National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) held an emergency meeting with road concessionaire Coviandes, which is managing the project to construct the bridge.

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