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Colombia: Estructura Plural SAC 4G is awarded motorway concession

Estructura Plural SAC 4G has been awarded the motorway concession Autopista Mar 1 in Colombia. The 176km road between Fernando Gomez Martinez Tunnel will run across San Jeronimo and Santafe, reaching Canasgordas. The project will cost US$565.12 million and have 41 bridges and 17 tunnels. The existing road will be improved and a second lane added between Medellin and Santa Fe. Meanwhile, Colombian construction firm Construcciones El Condor and the national infrastructure agency ANI have signed a pu
July 2, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Estructura Plural SAC 4G has been awarded the motorway concession Autopista Mar 1 in Colombia.

The 176km road between Fernando Gomez Martinez Tunnel will run across San Jeronimo and Santafe, reaching Canasgordas. The project will cost US$565.12 million and have 41 bridges and 17 tunnels.

The existing road will be improved and a second lane added between Medellin and Santa Fe.

Meanwhile, Colombian construction firm Construcciones 4882 El Condor and the national infrastructure agency ANI have signed a public-private partnership contract to improve 350km of road section between 2921 Cesar and La Guajira.

The project will cost nearly $135.5 million.

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