2024-03-18 13:22:19
The mayor of the capital announced it on his Twitter account:
Today, at the end of the followingnoon, I will make an important announcement regarding the future of the Bogotá Metro.
— Carlos F. Galán (@CarlosFGalan) March 18, 2024
Context:
→ Since last week, the president has used a report from the Colombian Society of Engineers (SCI) as input to argue that a section of the elevated subway route should be undergrounded.
This despite the statements of the same engineers in Congress, who assured that the report is academic and does not work for making decisions.
→ Last Thursday, Galán met with the minTransporte, William Camargo, but they did not deliver the results to the Mayor’s Office. After the meeting, the mayor said that the route was not going to be modified:
The minister also presented us with an idea from the national government to finance the public transportation system through various alternative means. In our District Development Plan we are going to move forward, initially, in guaranteeing support that allows us to reduce the rate for… pic.twitter.com/xrgPReYlOD
— Carlos F. Galán (@CarlosFGalan) March 15, 2024
→ Yesterday the president once once more insisted on the mixed metro – undergrounding a section based on the SCI report – as the best option for Bogotá.
1710773814
#trill #Galán #announces #decisions #Bogotá #Metro
