Liebherr Works Pile Project in Shadow of Colombia Volcano
Rig Installing Piles in Area Notorious for Hard Rock
The Colombian government’s “4G Toll Road Concession Program” is the largest project in Latin America for the development of the road infrastructure, involving the expansion or maintenance of about 7,000 kilometer of roads as well as the erection of new bridges. On the east-west route from Ibagué to Cajamarca, Mincivil S.A. is relying on the drilling rig LB 36 from Liebherr.
One section of the large-scale construction project is in the Andes in West Colombia. In direct proximity is the Nevado del Tolima, beside the Nevado del Ruiz and the Nevado de Santa Isabel, one of the three largest volcanoes in the “Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados.” A two-lane road is being built on the 35 kilometer long route between Ibagué and Cajamarca and will include 40 bridges made of concrete elements. Upon completion, it is estimated that the distance will be able to be covered in half the time that what it currently takes.