Erosion threatens closure of major highway on Colombia’s Caribbean coast
An important highway linking the town of Cienaga with the city of Baranquilla on Colombia’s...
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$800k set aside to address future road emergencies caused by rain
Colombia’s National Roads Institute (Invias) announced Monday that it has set aside over...
Colombia govt tells road authorities to be more responsive to rain crisis
Colombia’s Congress and Comptroller General’s Office have demanded that transport and road authorities be more responsive to issues and emergencies on Colombia’s essential roadways, as a result of this...
Over 50% of Colombia’s road network affected by rains
More than half of Colombia’s national road network has been severely affected by the devastating rainy season, according to the National Roads Institute INVIAS. The national road network consists of some 1,700 miles, of...
Bus crash leaves 7 dead, 35 injured
Seven passengers died and 35 were injured when a bus traveling from Bogota to Medellin crashed into a ravine Friday Morning, reported newspaper El Tiempo. Most of the injured “arrived with multiple fractures and injuries...
$2.6M rainy season damage to Colombia’s highways
Colombia’s roads authority Invias urges the government to allocate COP5 billion ($2.6 million) to fix damage caused to the country’s road network by the prolonged rainy season, reports news source Terra. The director...
