Por fin: la Plaza de Mercado de Bello está lista y a la espera de dotación para entrar en servicio en enero próximo
Después de casi cinco años en los que iban y venían promesas ante una de las obras públicas más importantes de Bello, la renovada Plaza de Mercado, la...
TL;DR
- The new Plaza de Mercado in Bello is 100% complete.
- The project involved an investment of approximately $33 billion from the municipality and the Governorate of Antioquia.
- An additional $8 billion budget was approved in 2024 to finalize the work.
- Merchants will begin occupying the plaza in January 2026 after receiving necessary equipment.
- The plaza will feature 204 commercial spaces, parking for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles, a synthetic soccer field, and areas for restaurants and other services.
- Acopi, the Colombian Association of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, will manage the plaza.
- The old market plaza, operational for over 40 years, began to deteriorate, leading to its demolition after a wall collapse in February 2021.
- Merchants were temporarily relocated to modules in May 2021, and construction on the new plaza began in September 2022.
- The project faced significant delays, with completion dates repeatedly postponed.