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The port of Colonia will be expanded with an investment of more than US$20 million

The port of Colonia will be expanded with an investment of more than US$20 million

Curbelo, who described the work as “historic”, anticipated that the works will have start in march and are expected to culminate in the second half of 2024. According to the official, this type of improvement of the fluvial terminals will have a strong impact on the country’s tourism.

In turn, the head of the organization announced investments for more than 45 million dollars in 2023 and 2024 in the fluvial terminals of Nueva Palmeira and Colonia, in the Carmelo dredging and in the marina of the city governed by Moreira. “There is no true decentralization without infrastructure works,” Curbelo said.

For his part, the departmental mayor stressed that improvements will optimize connectivity with the regionin addition to generating work, development and investment.

Tourist boom at the start of 2023 in Cologne

The Colonia river terminal is one of the main entry gates for foreigners to Uruguay. In the first weeks of 2023, more than 420,000 visitorsin what was a true tourist boom.

In the first 15 days of January they passed through that port 227% more of passengers than in the same period of 2022, reported the ANP.

Regarding the number of boats and sailboats that entered the sports terminals of Colonia, the government assured that it was a very interesting tourism season for the commercial activity of Uruguay.

Source: Ambito

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