Bogotá Metro: they warn that underground route would trigger costs

The president of the Chinese consortium, Wu Yu, who is in charge of the first line of the Bogotá Metroin a meeting with the members of the accidental commission, created between the Congress of the Republic and the District Council, spoke about the progress of said construction.

(At full speed first line of the Bogotá Metro and second review?).

“The project has advanced very significantly and with a progress of 125% compared to the execution plan,” said Wu Yu.

Wu Yu said that the consortium will only do what the contract says and, if there is any change, the Metro de Bogotá Company will be the only one that receives orders, since it is the entity with which they have the contractual link.

(Details of the project for the second line of the Bogotá Metro).

In addition, he explained that the cost of the first elevated line is $13.8 billion And regarding the Government’s request for a study to carry out an underground route through Caracas, he said: “In the context of Bogotá, the cost of underground and the cost of high, high differential number”.

January 8, 2023 will be the delivery date of the study requested by the Government from the Chinese consortium and the final design of the first metro line. And that same day the consortium will begin to execute the works as agreed.

(It’s already in Colombia! The first wagon of the Bogotá Metro has arrived).

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