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Bogota officials are currently constructing a new metro with funding from China after more than 80 years of hesitancy. With 11 million residents, the capital city of Colombia has some of the worst traffic congestion in the world.
At one of the metro construction sites in the heart of Bogota, workers recently used bulldozers to move dirt mounds and mounted steel reinforcing rods. The metro’s Line 1 will be an elevated rail. It will stretch 14 miles from the outskirts to the city center and is slated to begin operations in 2028.
Deyanira Vila, Bogota’s mobility secretary, said that this is what they are counting on. She projected that the metro, as well as additional dedicated bus lanes, bike lanes, and pathways, will alter the city.
In 2022, the Bogota metro region was crowned the world’s worst rush-hour congestion by location technology company TomTom. The city came before major megacities like Manila, Mumbai, and Tokyo. According to the poll, Bogota drivers spend over 10 days each year delayed in rush-hour traffic. During these periods, the average driving speed drops to 11 miles per hour. |
