Colombia: PPP for motorway between Cesar and La Guajira

In Colombia, the Council of Ministers has given official approval to a fourth public-private partnership (PPP), this time for a motorway between Cesar and La Guajira. The 350km road, costing an estimated US$151 million, will connect San Roque with Cuestecita, take four years to build and employ around 1,400 workers. The announcement comes Columbia’s National Infrastructure Agency said it will help finance construction of the Toyo tunnel in Antioquia. The tunnel, nearly 10km-long and costing almost $765, wil
March 11, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
RSSIn Colombia, the Council of Ministers has given official approval to a fourth public-private partnership (PPP), this time for a motorway between Cesar and La Guajira.

The 350km road, costing an estimated US$151 million, will connect San Roque with Cuestecita, take four years to build and employ around 1,400 workers.

The announcement comes Columbia’s National Infrastructure Agency said it will help finance construction of the Toyo tunnel in Antioquia. The tunnel, nearly 10km-long and costing almost $765, will be part of a new 39km road between Santa Fe de Antioquia and Canasgordas.

The central government will contribute $216 million towards the project, the regional government of Antioquia will contribute $337 million and the Medellin government will pitch in with $212 million.

Awarding of a contract for the project is expected later this year.

Columbia has been struggling with road infrastructure investment that has resulted in a backlog of maintenance. Projects such as the Toyo tunnel are part of the government’s Fourth Generation (4G) of the Road Concessions Program. To increase foreign investment for infrastructure, the government is pushing through a PPP Law and created the Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional – a state development bank.
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