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Colombia plans PPP project

A new highway project is planned for Colombia, which will be designed and constructed under a PPP concession. The Colombian Government awarded the project to Grupo Odinsa. This will be the country’s second PPP highway project and is expected to cost in the region of US$513 million to construct. The complete 325km project includes building a ring road in Villavicencio, as well as works between Villavicencio-Acacias, Villavicencio-Apiay and between Puerto Gaitan-Puente Arimena. Colombia’s National Infrastruct
February 5, 2015 Read time: 1 min
A new highway project is planned for Colombia, which will be designed and constructed under a PPP concession. The Colombian Government awarded the project to Grupo 3214 Odinsa. This will be the country’s second PPP highway project and is expected to cost in the region of US$513 million to construct. The complete 325km project includes building a ring road in Villavicencio, as well as works between Villavicencio-Acacias, Villavicencio-Apiay and between Puerto Gaitan-Puente Arimena. Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) will open other portions of the project to concessions in due course.

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