FCC has won a new contract in Colombia. This time, it was the Group's subsidiary specialist in industrial projects that won the conditioning contract for the central control station of the Medellín metro in the Aburrá valley.

The project covers all new infrastructure and installations required at the central control station in order to house the equipment for supervising and managing the new Ayacucho tram line, to the east of the centre of Medellin, as well as the new overhead lines. These works are planned to be carried out in a period of 8 months.

This infrastructure will ensure, on the one hand, efficient operation of the intermodal public transport system at the control centre and, on the other, will significantly improve the mobility of the local population, boosting productivity in the region.

FCC Industrial is positioned as a dedicated provider of comprehensive industrial solutions, building strong relationships with the most esteemed public and private clients in the country. The company is also carrying out civil engineering works and electromechanical assembly on the 500-kV line in Nueva Esperanza, to the north of the country, and is refitting a number of substations under a "turnkey" contract as part of phase I of the Remos plan.

The Citizen Services Group has been building a presence in Colombia since the 80s. It played a key role in the construction of the Medellín metro and is currently working on the improvement and adaptation of the Bogotá River and the construction of a new control tower at the El Dorado airport.

The Bogotá River project covers the cleaning, expansion and conditioning of the river for its recovery as a public space, tranche I Sector Alicachín, for the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Cundinamarca, Colombia’s central department. The contract includes the expansion of the riverbed over a 40-kilometre stretch to the west of the capital city. The aim of the project is to improve water quality, prevent flooding and recover the riverbed as a multi-purpose and recreational area.

The new control tower at El Dorado airport will be 80 metres high, covering an area of 2,500 metres and will have deep, pile foundations. El Dorado is Latin America's busiest cargo airport and the third busiest in terms of passenger flights, with around 20 million passengers a year.