Claudia and her request to Petro: to co-finance the Regiotram del Norte

In a new day of the Sustainable Mobility Week, the mayor claudia lopez reaffirmed that the priority of the city is build the first elevated Metro line and asked the president Gustavo Petro, that just as his predecessors in office did, let him “something to the city“.

(See: Conclusions of the meeting to analyze the Metro: What would you change?).

The president made reference to the two previous presidents and the projects they supported in the city.

“President Santos left Bogotá with the co-financing of the Regiotram de Occidente and the first line. President Duque left Bogotá with the co-financing of the entrances and exits from Bogotá and the co-financing of the second line of the Metro. What we hope is that the President Petro, a former mayor of Bogotá, leaves Bogotá the co-financing of the Regiotram del Norte, three cables and the third line of the Metro“Lopez said.

This statement is given within the framework of several taunts from the president to the underground Metro that Petro wants.

(See: Underground section of the Metro would cost up to $17 billion more).

“The best subway line is the one that is available, the best subway line is the one that is built; The worst metro line is the one you don’t have, the one that follows on paper and in drawings“He said this Monday during the opening of the event.

The newspaper EL TIEMPO learned, unofficially, of the concepts, one contracted by the Presidency and two by individuals, on the legal viability to modify the concession contract for line 1 of the Bogotá Metro. LAll three indicate that such a change is feasible.

In this regard, Mayor López pointed out that any determination will have to be made between all parties and that, otherwise, the trust that exists in the city when it comes to these projects would be put at risk.