They found a body: what really happened during the Bogotá metro construction project

While work is underway in several parts of Bogotá on the metro system that will operate in the capital, a tragic incident occurred in one part of the city, where authorities found the body of a person who had been murdered by four individuals. What happened?

According to information published by the El Tiempo news site, this incident occurred last weekend in the town of Kennedy, where police officers reported that four men illegally entered an area where infrastructure work was being carried out. The identity of the deceased has been determined, and investigations into the whereabouts of the perpetrators continue. The suspects allegedly fled at the scene after being discovered by a neighbor who attempted to stop them.

Bogotá and its new commitments to consolidate the First Line of the Metro

Through a statement published on the system's website, the public was informed that authorities formalized a request with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the disbursement of 1.485 billion to complete the infrastructure works for this important mobility project. (See more: Many live on an emerald treasure in this part of Colombia... and don't know it.) From North American soil, Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán emphasized that these financial resources will be delivered to the capital of the republic before January 2026.

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"We met with executives from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finalize the financing for the second phase of Line 1 of the Bogotá Metro, a line that is going very well; you have seen it, and it is 62% complete," he said. How is the progress of the Bogotá Metro works?

According to official information, the percentage cutoff date for completion by August 31, 2025, indicated that 62.12% of all construction work had been completed. (See more: The Colombian town that seems sleepy, but produces tons of gold every year.) It is important to mention that the work related to the assembly of the first train, which arrived in the city in early September, has already been completed and subsequently underwent the respective running tests.