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Bogota mayor urges Chinese-led consortium to accelerate metro line construction
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Bogota mayor urges Chinese-led consortium to accelerate metro line construction

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Bogota mayor Carlos Fernando Galan has called on the Chinese-led consortium building the city's first metro line to increase staffing at stations after Colombia's top auditor warned that delays could push back the project's opening to March 2028.

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Bogota is constructing its first metro line, Metro Linea 1, with a Chinese-led consortium. The project has faced delays, and Colombia's top auditor has warned that these delays could push back the opening to March 2028.

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Bogota mayor Carlos Fernando Galan has called on the Chinese-led consortium building the city’s first metro line to send more workers to its stations, after the country’s top auditor warned that delays in several parts of the project could push back its opening in March 2028.

“We are entering a critical stage, which is the final stretch,” Galan said in an interview published by local news magazine Semana on Monday.

“We have to ask Metro Linea 1 to get moving and put more staff in the stations.”

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  • Metro Linea 1 will open in March 2028 if current delays persist

    Possible · Within months

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  • What specific parts of the metro line are experiencing delays?
  • How many additional workers is the mayor requesting?
  • What is the current estimated cost of the project?
  • What penalties, if any, apply to the consortium for delays?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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