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Bogota-Girardot motorway

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In association with the Colombian geotechnical consultancy company JEOPROBE, setec was contracted by the concession-holder VIA 40 EXPRESS (formed by VINCI and CONCONCRETO) to carry out a geotechnical assessment of the stability of the slopes along the motorway between
Bogota and Girardot.
setec made a one-week field visit in March 2017, followed by a risk analysis assignment on various sites along the motorway.
We are also providing support for the concession-holder in selecting reinforcement solutions: in the short term, the aim is to ensure user safety with immediate effect, whereas in the long term, we have to take into account the future widening works when identifying the relevant solutions.

Client

Via 40 Express (Vinci / Conconcreto)

Date

2017

Localisation

Colombia

This motorway is one of the busiest routes in Colombia and connects Bogota to the Pacific ports. It is planned to be renewed and widened.
The alignment of the 147-km long motorway climbs from Girardot through the eastern Cordillera of Colombia up to the capital located at 2600 metres
above sea level. It crosses mountainous terrain with active tectonics and presents many risks of slope instability, landslides and rock falls.
Erosion problems influenced by the Sumapaz River along the route must also be taken into consideration.

Challenges

– Site visit
– Risk analysis
– Proposition of short-term and longterm reinforcement solutions

Bogota-Girardot motorway

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Client

Date

Localisation

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