Bogota Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan is pressuring the Chinese-led consortium responsible for building the city’s inaugural metro line to accelerate construction efforts. In a recent interview with the local magazine Semana, Mayor Galan stated that the project has reached a "critical stage" and that the consortium must deploy additional personnel to various construction sites to maintain the project's timeline.

This call to action comes in response to reports from Colombia’s top auditing body, which identified significant delays across several segments of the metro project. Auditors have expressed concern that if the current pace of work continues, the project may fail to meet its target opening date of March 2028. While the Mayor’s office is emphasizing the need for immediate corrective action, the consortium has not yet issued a public response regarding the specific staffing requests or the auditor's findings on the timeline. The project remains a central infrastructure priority for the city, and the Mayor’s public comments signal a shift toward more aggressive oversight as the project enters its final phases.