Colombia is currently undergoing a massive program for the project organization, design and construction of a series of last generation highways (called fourth generation highways) which are intended to enhance the country’s economy by reducing travel and transportation costs. These projects, which are going to be built within the next 10 years, include more than 125 km of tunnels (out of which approximately 96 km are more than 2 km long).
Furthermore, the growing electric industry has been working on the development of a series of projects which require underground works to be located on the geologically complex Andes mountain range.