During the decentralized session of the Assembly of Antioquia, held on Thursday, March 23 in the municipality of Tarso, the Governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviria, announced that, by the end of April or the beginning of May, the crossing in the La Quiebra sector, to reconnect La Pintada with Santa Bárbara.
“This is very important to take pressure off the other roads, through Venice, through Bolombolo and the road through Santa Fe de Antioquia, in the West, where part of that traffic is being diverted today.Gaviria said.
This announcement reaffirms the news given by the Minister of Transportation, María Constanza García Alicastro in February, where she established April 30, 2023 as the opening date of the road in the Bankruptcy sector.
The Santa Bárbara – La Pintada road has been closed since May 2022 due to a bank loss.
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Other news from the decentralized Assembly
In the Assembly The 87th anniversary of the municipality of Tarso, called El Balcón del Cauca, was also celebrated.
The paving of the Puente Iglesias – Palermo and Caramanta – Supía roads was announced for this semester.
The importance of the Administrative Planning Region – RAP, signed with Chocó to work on a twinning that will give the possibility of managing the development of both departments, especially with the tunnel that would connect Ciudad Bolívar with El Carmen de Atrato, was reiterated.
“The Southwest is the bridge from Antioquia and part of Colombia to connect us with the Pacific. And for this reason, within the framework of the Antioquia 2040 Agenda and the 2040 Vision, we are proposing the tunnel to the Pacific, which will connect the Southwest of Antioquia and the Center and Southwest of Colombia with the Pacific.” pointed out the Governor of Antioquia.
