Sacyr Concesiones Colombia and the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) have signed the act of initiation of the contract for the project “Recovery of the degraded ecosystems of the Canal del Dique”, a public-private initiative which will be a load of the concessionaire Ecosistemas del Dique.
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The execution of the works will imply the construction of two complexes of locks and gates: one in Calamar and another in Puerto Badel. This infrastructure will control the flow of water and prevent saline intrusion, in addition to mitigating the erosion of the banks and reduce sedimentation in the bays of Cartagena and Barbacoas, among other results.
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The 36 specific interventions will contribute to the restoration of degraded ecosystems, benefiting 1.5 million inhabitants of 19 municipalities in the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar and Sucre: Campo de La Cruz, Candelaria, Luruaco, Manatí, Repelón, Sabanalarga, Santa Lucía and Suan in Atlántico; Arjona, Arroyohondo, Calamar, Cartagena, Mahates, María La Baja, San Cristóbal, San Estanislao, Soplaviento and Turbana in Bolívar; and San Onofre in Sucre.
It will be done through a concession that will have a term of 15 years.
The project covers an area of influence of 435,000 hectares, which includes both marine and continental areas and 3.2 trillion pesos will be invested and in a concession term that will be 15 years with three stages.
The first pre-construction phase will last 18 months; the second, for construction, will take about four years and three months; finally, the third operation and maintenance will last nine years.
Notably It is expected to generate approximately 60,000 jobs, between direct and indirect, and they will also be used for productive projects, training to strengthen communities, environmental educational processes, development of community infrastructure, funds, among other programs.
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“After the socializations that involved more than 1,000 people from the municipalities in the area of influence, actors from different sectors and the consultative processes that allowed knowing the realities and needs of the territories; We are ready to start the works. This is a historic milestone in terms of intermodality for the country”, said Jonathan Bernal, president (e) of the ANI.
JUAN DAVID CANO LOPERA
School of Multimedia Journalism EL TIEMPO
ECONOMY WRITING
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