Only 2 months after the premature inauguration of the La Linea Tunnel, there has been a partial collapse with rocks falling during the construction of an auxiliary tunnel.
According to INVÍAS, the auxiliary tunnel located at km 39 + 800 in the Calarcá - Cajamarca corridor of the Túnel de la Línea project presented rockfalls, putting the safety of the workers and road users. Luckily noone injured.
The 8,65km La Línea tunnel is the longest road tunnel in operation in Latin America. It connects the central Colombia with the Pacific in a few hours.
Its construction has been plagued with corruption, cost overruns and delays. President Iván Duque inaugurated it even before it is really completed and there is a issue since then every day.
En las últimas horas se registró una emergencia en una de las obras anexas al túnel de La Línea. El hecho se presentó tras el desprendimiento de una ladera e...
Closure of the La Línea Tunnel has been extended for additional two months due to the collapse of an auxiliary tunnel construction and risk of new landslides and due to the intervention and stabilization of the Bellavista slope
https://www.portafolio.co/economia/extienden-el-cierre-del-tunel-de-la-linea-por-dos-meses-547356
¿Por qué está cerrado el túnel de la línea? El tránsito está suspendido por el riesgo de nuevos deslizamientos y por la intervención y estabilización del talud Bellavista en el kilómetro 38+900. | Economía | Portafolio.co
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