The curved bridge of Avenida 68 with 26 It is in its final phase and will be delivered in November, as confirmed by the Urban Development Institute (IDU).
The structure, which will be part of the exclusive corridor for Transmilenio in this section, Complete the load tests and prepare for its entry into operation. This project is part of the 351 work fronts currently executing the IDU in Bogotá, within which 68 avenue is one of the largest and most strategic interventions for the southern mobility of the city.
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Avenue 68 has an extension of 17.07 kilometers and crosses eight locations: Tunjuelito, Kennedy, Puente Aranda, Fontibón, Engativá, neighborhoods United, Suba and Teusaquillo. In addition, it will be one of the connection axes with the first line of the Bogotá Metro.
Although the project was scheduled to surrender in 2025, delays in the transfer of public service networks and other adjustments forced them to reschedule its completion by 2027. According to the most recent reports of the IDU, Group 5, by the Constructora Conconcreto SA, reached 96.52 % advance, compared to 79.41 % recorded at the beginning of the year.
The contract of this section was signed in May 2020 for a value of $ 246,724 million and contemplates a total period of 104 months. The preconstruction stage began on June 18, 2020 and concluded on February 17, 2021, when the work phase began. In principle, This phase would last 36 months, with termination date in February 2024, but was extended seven months due to the delays mentioned.
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The section of the section, in charge of Concrete SA, has a value of $ 246,724 million and is part of the works that will connect with the first line of the Metro.
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The curved bridge of Group 5 will not only transform the mobility of this sector by first enabling an exclusive lane for Transmilenio on 68 Avenue, but also incorporates an environmental component. The structure develops the first urban gardening project implemented in a road infrastructure work in Bogotá.
According to the IDU, seven columns of the bridge were intervened with two -meter plastic meshes, where climbing species such as Capuchina, Manto de María and Passiflora. This initiative seeks to give color and life to road structures and will be replicated in other works of the city.
In environmental matters, The Institute reported the sowing of 127 of the 192 projected trees, the qualification of 3,024 square meters of green areas of a total of 4,123 and the development of 5,059 square meters of gardening, over the 5,185 contemplated in the contract.
The advance of group 5 contrasts with other sectors of the project, which record greater delays. Avenue 68 is divided into nine work groups, and although the district has managed to deliver some sections, a wide percentage of the corridor is still over. The vehicular bridge of the eastern side of 26th Street was delivered on June 6, 2023 and a year later the western side came into operation.
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The structure develops the first urban road gardening project in Bogotá, with species such as Capuchina, Manto de María and Passiflora planted in their columns.
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Diana K. Rodríguez T.
Portfolio journalist
