00:00The Bogotá-Villavicencio highway resumed normal operations in both directions after the
00:04An attack on the Ipipiral tollbooth occurred early Sunday morning. The explosion
00:09A vehicle collision caused damage to the infrastructure and forced the temporary opening of a passageway
00:13two-way traffic on one of the platforms of the old roadway. Although mobility is already
00:17Service was restored, authorities reinforced security in the corridor and are searching for the
00:22Those responsible for the attack. The detonation occurred at 2:25 a.m. on November 15th in the direction
00:27From Villavicencio, Bogotá. Cobiandina, the company in charge of operating the road, confirmed
00:32No one was injured, but one of the toll plaza platforms was damaged.
00:36Out of service. The incident forced the precautionary closure of the corridor in both directions.
00:41While authorities carried out security checks. Since 4 a.m., the
00:46The concessionaire enabled a bypass through platform 1 of the old roadway, through which traffic circulated
00:50Vehicles in both directions. Platform 2 remained out of service due to the
00:55damage caused by the explosion. The governor of Meta, Rafaela Cortés,
00:59He assured that the road is now functioning normally and that security has been reinforced throughout the corridor.
01:04You can travel along the road to the plains without worry. It is now operating normally.
01:08"In both directions, and we have reinforced security throughout the road corridor," he stated.
01:12The president also announced a reward of up to 30 million pesos for information.
01:17that will allow them to identify and capture those responsible. According to the governor, the government is working on this.
01:22in coordination with the Army, the Police, and the Air Force to strengthen
01:27security and advancing the investigations. The attack also provoked a reaction
01:31from the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure, which condemned the attacks recorded during
01:35the last few months against concessioned road corridors and toll stations.
01:39The union warned that these events put both public infrastructure and
01:44the lives of workers, users, and communities near the projects.
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