Infraestructura de transporte en Colombia: avances de la Ley 1682 de 2013

Law 1682/2013 or Infrastructure Law provides valuable tools to make progress in overcoming the main bottlenecks affecting the feasibility of transport infrastructure projects, and which lack of solution has been generating insecurity with respect to investments, and delays in strategic projects for the competitiveness of the economy. The main regulatory contributions of the law can be summarized as follows: i) Greater planning requirements for infrastructure projects as of their structuring phase; ii) Guidelines for coordination between the Nation and the regional entities; iii) Clarification and facilitation of contractual and dispute resolution matters; iii) Elimination of obstacles to the projects in terms of property matters, environmental licenses, conflicts with utility and hydrocarbon networks, and mining permits; and iv) Institutional strengthening and financial development of the transport infrastructure sector.