Following a sliding between the Kilometer 18+300 and kilometer 18+600 of the road that communicates to Bogotá with Villavicencio (Meta)this has remained closed since last Sunday, September 7.
According to the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI)for the moment, there is no estimated reopening date of the corridor, so it is recommended as an alternate route the Transversal of the Sisga. However, it must be taken into account that said corridor has a restriction for load vehicles that exceed 16 tons of weight.
(You may be interested: Way to the Llano: How much the cargo transporters lose by the closure of the road).
The ANI made a tour with the Mayor’s Office of Chipaque, Community, Corporinoquía, Cundinamarca Risk Management Unit, Concessionaire and Auditor for the properties with effects in order to take mitigation measures.
“The concessionaire advances BYPASS improvement activities that would allow an alternate step only of light vehicles on the sliding site”, He explained Oscar Torres, president of the ANI.
“After the sliding of the hillside, the initial estimates of the volume transferred by the mass movement were estimated at 100,000 cubic meters, of which, to date, 3,200 cubic meters have been removed, works aimed at recovering the mobility of the corridor“The entity explained.
Aerocivil calls not to abuse rates
This Monday, the Civil Aeronautics He called on all the airlines that have commercial operations within the country to be paid to solidarity rates for the journey between the capital of the country and the Metense capital.
(We recommend: Total closure of the plain road by material sliding: this is the alternate route).
For closures on the Bogotá – Villavicencio road, we call on the airlines to maintain solidarity rates.
👉 Given the impossibility of land transport, we invite airlines to provide alternatives that guarantee mobility from and to the #Goal. pic.twitter.com/xu1lbgpeaj
– Civil Aeronautics (@aerocivilcol) SEPTEMBER 8, 2025
“The civil aeronautics of Colombia respectfully invites all airlines operating in the country to adopt solidarity rates on the journeys between Bogotá and Villavicencio. This initiative seeks to facilitate the mobility of citizens in the midst of the situation generated in said terrestrial section that makes passenger and cargo traffic impossible“The entity mentioned.
And he added: “With this measure, it is intended to minimize the impacts on regional connectivity and strengthen the coordinated actions between the government government entities, in favor of the rights of citizens“
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