Intermodal Transportation Master Plan 2022-2035 Update

Steer and Fedesarrollo led the update of the Intermodal Transportation Master Plan (PMTI) 2022-2035 for the National Government, through the National Development Finance, the National Planning Department, the Transportation Infrastructure Planning Unit and the Ministry of Transportation. This planning instrument becomes the Colombian State's commitment to organize the country’s growth efficiently and strategically through an infrastructure network that connects cities, regions, borders, and ports, prioritizing the projects that will have the greatest impact on the economy and national welfare.

This update deepens the prioritization of projects that improve the connectivity and accessibility of the territories and populations less served by the transportation system, includes actions that increase the resilience of the transportation system and finally is inserted in the convergence between intermodal networks, information and communications technologies and the energy revolution seeking to accelerate the adoption of smarter ways to move, reducing the impact on the environment and promoting the use of less polluting fuels.

The prioritization model developed for the update of the PMTI considered four principles that made up the REET model: Efficiency + Equity + Resilience + Technology. The first two criteria are aimed at the country's competitiveness and equal access to vulnerable territories, while the second two attributes establish the need to improve the resilience of the network in the event of contingencies (climate events, blockades, public order, etc.) and to incorporate opportunities for optimal management of networks with intelligent connectivity, contributing to better demand management and to a reduction of emissions generated by the sector.

As a result, Steer and Fedesarrollo defined the roadmap of projects that, with a long-term vision, aims to make of Colombia a more competitive and connected country. It also delivered the priority and cross-cutting actions for each of the modes of transportation: road, rail, river and maritime, to promote intermodality and thus achieve greater competitiveness in the country. The development of an equity model was promoted to equitably integrate the territory, providing accessibility and connectivity for citizens and regions to the main markets and service centers, thus promoting the reduction of poverty and violence.