A tale of woe surrounds Colombia’s La Linea Tunnel project, which is still incomplete. The project has been beset by a serious of issues including unexpectedly poor geological conditions, contractors having the wrong kind of insurance, insufficient funds for work to continue and in more recent times, further geological problems.
While the Tolima end of the link is now close to completion, work still remains to be done at the Quindio end of the tunnel. Measuring 315m long, the La Gata section is now largely finished. However geological problems with the 165m El Viento section are not likely to be resolved until the end of 2018.
Surfacing work remains to be carried out while installation of some of the steel support arches is running behind schedule. The surfacing work should be complete by May 2019. The ventilation, lighting and traffic control systems have yet to be installed.
