Cartagena road closures begin for airport expansion project

Controlled road closures start on Cartagena's Vía al Mar to facilitate airport modernization work.

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Starting September 1, 2026, a Traffic Management Plan (PMT) was implemented on the Vía al Mar (National Route 90A) in Cartagena, specifically at the La Bocana sector heading towards Barranquilla. ^[1] The closures are designed to prevent heavy cargo vehicles from circulating through the residential neighborhoods of Cartagena. ^[2] The intervention is part of the expansion and modernization of Rafael Núñez International Airport and is expected to last approximately one year. ^[3] The plan involves temporary road closures lasting 5 to 10 minutes per hour to allow heavy machinery to enter the airport premises. ^[4] Oinac, operator of Cartagena's Rafael Núñez Airport, announced on September 1 that it is implementing a Traffic Management Plan (PMT) on National Route 90A near La Bocana, on the Cartagena-Barranquilla direction, a measure expected to last approximately one year. ^[5] To reduce mobility impact, entry of trucks and cargo vehicles to the general aviation platform will be managed in controlled intervals of 5 to 10 minutes per hour, keeping heavy machinery out of Cartagena's urban center. ^[6] The controlled closures on Vía del Mar will be 5 to 10 minutes per hour and will remain in effect for approximately one year as part of the airport modernization works. ^[7] The Traffic Management Plan on Vía del Mar will allow progress on construction of a new maintenance hangar and internal adjustments at Rafael Núñez Airport. ^[8]

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The closures are designed to prevent heavy cargo vehicles from circulating through the residential neighborhoods of Cartagena. · El Tiempo

The intervention is part of the expansion and modernization of Rafael Núñez International Airport and is expected to last approximately one year. · El Tiempo

The plan involves temporary road closures lasting 5 to 10 minutes per hour to allow heavy machinery to enter the airport premises. · El Tiempo

Oinac, operator of Cartagena's Rafael Núñez Airport, announced on September 1 that it is implementing a Traffic Management Plan (PMT) on National Route 90A near La Bocana, on the Cartagena-Barranquilla direction, a measure expected to last approximately one year. · El Universal

To reduce mobility impact, entry of trucks and cargo vehicles to the general aviation platform will be managed in controlled intervals of 5 to 10 minutes per hour, keeping heavy machinery out of Cartagena's urban center. · El Universal

The controlled closures on Vía del Mar will be 5 to 10 minutes per hour and will remain in effect for approximately one year as part of the airport modernization works. · El Universal

The Traffic Management Plan on Vía del Mar will allow progress on construction of a new maintenance hangar and internal adjustments at Rafael Núñez Airport. · El Universal

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