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Tunnel Aburra - Rio Cauca

Sector: Tunnel • Location: Colombia

Source: World Bank Group

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The consortium of Impregilo (50%) and Topco (50%) was awarded the contract to construct and operate the highway and tunnel linking Aburra Valley and Rio Cauca Valley. The project involves the construction of a 4 km road linking Medellin and San Cristobal, a 4.6 km tunnel (San Jeronimo Tunnel), and a 26 km roadway from Sopetran and Santa Fe de Antioquia. A total of US$ 119.7 million will be investe

Status
Prospective
Sector
Tunnel, Government, Road, Commercial
Location
Colombia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Tunnel Aburra - Rio Cauca” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in Colombia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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The consortium of Impregilo (50%) and Topco (50%) was awarded the contract to construct and operate the highway and tunnel linking Aburra Valley and Rio Cauca Valley. The project involves the construction of a 4 km road linking Medellin and San Cristobal, a 4.6 km tunnel (San Jeronimo Tunnel), and a 26 km roadway from Sopetran and Santa Fe de Antioquia. A total of US$ 119.7 million will be invested in infrastructure during the 25-year concession period. About half of this cost is being financed with the sponsors' own resources, while the other half is financed by the government. The construction works were expected to be completed by mid-2001.

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Colombia

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Tunnel, Government, Road, Commercial

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2024-06-05

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