“This is the great app project that was carried out in the last government and it was not possible to continue and that is what we are doing now,” Reyes stressed.
The Transport Minister reiterated that the aim is to strengthen Cormagdalena not only in terms of resources, but also in terms of projects.
“We will be dredging with machines made from Cotecmar, we will also be dredging all along the river from the lower, middle and upper Magdalena, and our aim is not only to work on removing the sediment so that there are no effects due to the winter wave and the growth of the river, but also that we can do deepening dredging works with better results for the ports and for shipping,” he says.
For his part, the Executive Director (e) of Cormagdalena, Colonel Germán Puentes, stated that after meetings with the Ministry of Finance and the National Planning Department (DNP), the scope of the project has been defined.
“The $2 billion investment in the river has already been secured, the scope of the project has been defined, there are designs to be implemented. What is needed is dredging, extensive monitoring and technical assistance, channeling works throughout the navigable sector and works in the access channel to the Port of Barranquilla to stabilize it,” explained Puentes in the panel titled “What’s next for the Magdalena River?” , moderated by the director of EL HERALDO, Erika Fontalvo.
Puentes confirmed that the contract will be performed by Cormagdalena. “We will certainly get the news about the Treasury Department’s authorization of future validity, and we will do it through Findeter.”
He added that within the bets is that Barranquilla has its own dredge. “This is a government policy decision, and we are betting that this will materialize and that the government is fully committed, so the message is to give them peace of mind and confidence,” said Puentes.
He added: “The Magdalena River requires some important studies, it is a living being that we have to understand, we have to adapt to it, but I think this is a great opportunity, we have a clear road map to reach important milestones. to achieve. “
Source: El heraldo
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