The preliminary design phase of the Bogota metroline was completed in 2016. The pre‐construction phase involves land acquisition, transfer of utility networks, construction of railyard, and other preliminary wo.
Who is responsible for the Bogota Metro Line 1 project?
Empresa Metro de Bogota (Bogota Metro Company) (EMB), a state-owned company, is responsible for the implementation of the project. APCA Transmimetro Consortium won the contract to build the Bogota Metro line 1 project through an international bidding process, in October 2019.
Phase I of the Bogotá Metro line project covers the development of a 24-kilometre rail extension, which will transport 72,000 passengers per hour from either direction. In addition, an underpass will be built at the intersection of Calle 72 and Caracas Avenue, to help reduce the traffic during the construction phase of the mainline.
When will the Metro de Bogota project be completed?
The construction phases are expected to be completed by 2025, 2030, and 2050 respectively. Empresa Metro de Bogota (Bogota Metro Company) (EMB) is responsible for the implementation of the Metro De Bogotá project.
What is Metro de Bogotá?
Metro De Bogotá is a US$ 3.6bn mass rapid transit (MRT) project under construction in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, South America. Stretching from Portal Américas to Calle 127, the project is set to be executed in three phases. The first phase will involve the construction of line one of the MRT.
The Bogotá Metro line project eventually commenced work in August 2021, with the inauguration of a trainyard to house the first 30 metro line trains and afterwards, the groundbreaking for the actual train track took place in the following month. EMB also announced recently that the trainyard project is now at 16% completion and the company.
How much money does Bogota need to build a metro line?
Bogota is supporting the initial phase of the project with an initial contribution of $700m. EMB requested the World Bank to provide a total of $600m for the construction of Bogota's first metro line.