Financing being secured for Colombian highway project

The finance package required for Colombia’s Popayan-Santander de Quilichao highway project is being secured. The highway forms part of Colombia’s fourth generation (4G) motorway plan. Costing US$692.5 million, the necessary financing should be in place by July 2019. The work includes building 78km of dual carriageway and no less than 31 bridges. It also includes improving 18km of single carriageway roads and also installing two new toll booths. The construction work is expected to take a further 36 months t
June 24, 2019 Read time: 1 min

The finance package required for Colombia’s Popayan-Santander de Quilichao highway project is being secured. The highway forms part of Colombia’s fourth generation (4G) motorway plan. Costing US$692.5 million, the necessary financing should be in place by July 2019. The work includes building 78km of dual carriageway and no less than 31 bridges. It also includes improving 18km of single carriageway roads and also installing two new toll booths. The construction work is expected to take a further 36 months to complete.

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