📋 Tender Overview
In the framework of the daily address in which he reports on the state of the COVID 19 pandemic the President of the Republic Ivan Duque Marquez gave a great announcement to the nation the commissioning of the road infrastructure work more emblematic and desired by Colombians the La Lnea Tunnel which will be in operation for the benefit of the country in the first week of September.We had planned to deliver the La Lnea Tunnel in May but it is already on the delivery route. I want to highlight that it is a project that when we started our Government had progress close to 60 and in less than two years we managed to advance 40 and in the first week of September we will put it at the service of Colombians said the President of the Republic Ivn Duque Mrquez.It is an 8.65 kilometer long tunnel the excavation of which started in August 2009 and its civil works ended on February 8. It has two lanes and 17 galleries that connect it to the rescue tunnel and will operate unidirectionally in the Buenaventura - Bogot direction. Its execution was carried out by the Ministry of Transportation through the National Highways Institute INVAS with investments that reached 2.9 billion pesos.In addition to the La Lnea Tunnel the President of the Republic announced the delivery of the 8.5 km rescue tunnel as well as three short tunnels with lengths of 343 meters 904 meters and 627 meters. Five bridges and 13.4 kilometers of double carriageway that will form a road pair with the current La Lnea road.The tunnels and bridges that come into operation will do so accompanied by ventilation systems which will guarantee air flow electric system fire protection camera technology and speed.At the same time the Minister of Transportation Angela Mara Orozco highlighted the benefits that the delivery of the La Lnea Tunnel represents for Colombians among which are the savings of 13 kilometers between Calarc and Cajamarca the connection of the interior of the country with the most important port on the Colombian Pacific Buenaventura and the push to important sectors of the countrys economy such as tourism and commerce.With the start of the Line Tunnel in September we pay tribute to so many men and women who for many years put their best into it from the national government we understood and so we made it known to the country that above the political interests is the benefit of all Colombians and therefore we assume that responsibility for the good of the countrys infrastructure added Minister Orozco Gmez.The mega project of the La Lnea Tunnel the Colombian tunnel honors the commitment made by the National Highway Institute through its engineers workers and contractors to successfully complete a masterpiece in Colombian engineering that serves as an example to the world.
