The River Bogotá project consists of cleaning, expanding and conditioning the river to achieve its recovery as a public space, Section I, Sector Alicachín for the Cundinamarca Regional Autonomous Corporation, the Columbian central department, the capital of which is Bogotá.

The river is approximately 380 kilometres long and some nine million people live in its basin. This contract contemplates the expansion of the river course along the forty kilometres that run close to the capital city on its western side. The goal is to improve water quality, prevent flooding and recover the water course as a multifunctional and recreational zone.

The works consist of relocating and reinforcing the existing lateral banks, together with the deepening and widening of the river course, including the dredging of material having a certain degree of contamination that is treated before being taken to authorised landfills
To date, 35 of the 40 kilometres have been expanded, which represent 85%.

It will also include the implementation of a landscape project and the recovery of areas of ecological interest (wetlands and river meanders), the construction of a pumping station and hydraulic protection for four bridges. It will include the demolition of various buildings and brick structures and effects on sewer and drainage elements that have to be replaced.

The main works units are as follows: 2,700,000 cubic metres of dredging (extraction) of sludge and channel, 1,600,000 cubic metres of excavation and the formation of 1,300,000 cubic metres of new banks. Within river course and bridge protection, 10,000 square metres of geomesh and geomat protection and 4,000 units of eucalyptus piles were employed.

The river rehabilitation and environmental recovery project form part of the “Río Bogotá” mega-project, the goal of which is to improve the quality of life of the basin inhabitants in association with the river water quality improvement.