Santos writes check to Bogota mayor to cover 70% of metro construction expenses
May 26, 2015
Santos writes check to Bogota mayor to cover 70% of metro construction expenses
posted by Matthew Dancis
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday wrote a check for $600 million to Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro to begin the construction of the first ever metro system in the nation’s capital.
Santos expressed confidence in the project as he handed the check over the Petro, but also insisted that recruitment and planning is done efficiently and holistically. The check will fund a new model with a modified route.
Until now, Bogota, a rapidly expanding metropolitan city, has been forced to depend solely on a weathered bus system to provide transport for some 6.8 million people each day.
The Bogota metro would thus aim to alleviate the capital’s serious mobilization problems.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/santos-writes-check-to-bogota-mayor-to-cover-70-of-metro-construction-expenses/
Way to go!