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The National Highways Institute invests a total of 169500 million in the construction of the Cinaga bypass.Of these resources the entity allocated 53500 million to build the railway bridge which has a length of more than 500 meters.The development of the project generates employment for more than 4000 inhabitants of the department and improves the connectivity of Magdalena with other areas of the Caribbean Region.The National Highways Institute INVAS achieved 100 of the construction of the railway bridge part of the Variante Cinaga project. The entity is developing an economic reactivation plan in the department of Magdalena through the execution of infrastructure projects that boost its connectivity and the Variante Cinaga is one of them.The Minister of Transportation ngela Mara Orozco Gmez stated In the construction project of the Cinaga variant we invested through INVAS a total of 169500 million. Of this outstanding investment 53500 was allocated exclusively for the construction of the railway bridge which is a total of 508 meters long and improves the mobility of the Magdalena with neighboring departments such as Atlntico Bolvar and Crdoba and with the center of the country. This is how we ratify from the transport sector our mission to generate equity and development in the regions with modern and safe works .With the Cinaga variant the Institute generates employment for more than 4000 citizens and advances in the construction of 4 kilometers of dual carriageway completed the construction of the railway bridge and advances the studies and designs for the construction of a 1.5-kilometer-long viaduct that borders the swamp and is part of the final phase to provide users with a definitive solution for the Cinaga - Barranquilla connection.The technical director of INVAS Guillermo Toro Acua explained Recently we completed with total success the load tests both dynamic and static of therailway bridge which allows us to say that we achieved 100 of the construction of this new road infrastructure for the benefit of transporters and communities of Magdalena. These tests consisted of the application of forces of up to 130 tons in the center of the bridge span and the use of specialized software with which we monitored and analyzed the collected data. In this way we offer all our users a new bridge that meets high technical and safety standards .This important investment in the Cinaga variant by the Institute is in addition to the more than 710000 million that are invested in the three phases to guarantee safe and efficient mobility between Cinaga and Barranquilla. With these resources the construction of three viaducts will be carried out and a multilayer rockbed is currently being built between kilometers 18 and 20 of this road.Likewise the entity invests 1100 million in improvement and maintenance works of the alternate road between Palmarito and the Salamina school designed to guarantee the connectivity of the municipalities of Salamina and El Pin. In addition in this department the entity invests more than 94700 million for the improvement and maintenance of 142 kilometers of rural roads in 26 municipalities.The execution of this agenda for the Magdalena road infrastructure is proof that the national government works constantly in the execution of projects that promote well-being and contribute to the development of the entire Caribbean Region.
