:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/VQAN7JSOQNDJFAHKMRHHT6FSFE.jpeg "The mayor of Cali asks the national government to support the development of the commuter train: here is the project 1")
The mayor Jorge Ivan Ospina He spoke in recent hours on various issues related to the National Development Plan proposed by the national government. The local president expressed his appreciation during the Pacific Parliamentary Blocemphasizing the need to include a first line of the Suburban train in the great project that the president has Petro and his office.
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According to what was exposed by the mayor of Los Cali, it is necessary that the Cercanías train be part of the national development plan that includes the problems of Cali, since he considers that said system will be of great importance for the inhabitants of the south area of the city, who, in addition to the MIO, would have another method of getting to and from their homes.
On this occasion, the President of Valle del Cauca national government financially support the first phase of the project that would unite Cali with jamundi; however, Ospina stressed the importance of considering the residents of the southeast, who would ultimately benefit from the project proposed by the current administration.
“In addition, we offer the president the co-financing of the commuter train that connects Jamundí to Cali on his first trip, but it is imperative that he has a branch that feeds the new urban developments that the city of Cali has in the south -est, I refer to Ciudad Pacífico, Bochalema, Valle de Lili and the sector of the Partial Plan Santa Fe, ”said the mayor.
The districts and sectors mentioned by the mayor are part of the expansion process that the city has experienced towards the south; the connection of these is limited to the Pan-American Highway or also to Avenida Cañasgordas; however, on several occasions, residents of these areas were reported to have mobility issues.
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The mayor added: “It seems to us that a commuter train that only connects Jamundí to Cali would be limited, given that the communities live more towards the south-east sector than towards the south-west sector.” This idea has been worked on by previous governments, as it aims to improve mobility in the city.
According to Ospina, the idea of having a metro in the branch of heaven becomes an important and ambitious proposal for the development of the city. However, he underlined that at this precise moment the intervention of the MIO must be given priority, because the risk that this medium ceases to function is latent.
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Ospina clarified:
“President Gustavo Petro’s proposal to launch studies for an underground metro in Cali seems very good to us and we receive it with joy, now we need all the efforts to save MIO and avoid the tricks of those who want to liquidate MIO Metrocali “.
To date, Cali only has the MIO and all its components, highlighting the supply routes, the MIO cable, the main lines and the standards, moreover, in the event of a crisis or suspension of the routes, it There is a precedent for the provisional incorporation of the traditional gualas (camperos) and at some point some old buses entered service.
The President of the Republic described his offer to the city of Cali as a gift, explaining that his idea was to launch studies for a first metro line; however, the execution of the project would depend on the leaders who would take office in the future.
“I wish we could fix everything, but it’s impossible. We want to do the studies and leave as a gift to the city of Cali, the studies of its first metro line; another government from here and here will determine according to budgetary conditions,” he stressed.