Ministry of Transport (Colombia)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Transport is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
responsible for charge of regulating transportation in Colombia.
under the name of Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte or Ministry of Public Works
and Transport with the main function of taking care of national assets issues, including mines, oil (fuel), patents and trade marks
, railways, roads, bridges, national buildings and land without landowners.
In the early 20th century roads and highways maintenance and construction regulations were established. Rivers were cleaned, dragged and channeled and the navigational industry was organized. The Public works districts were created, as well as the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia). Among other major projects developed were the aqueduct of Bogotá
, La Regadera Dam and the Vitelma Water Treatment
Plant. The Ministry also created the National Institute of Transit (from the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Tránsito), (INTRA) under the Transport and tariffs Directorate and was in charge of designing the first National roads plan with the support of many foreign multinational construction companies.
was restructured to participate more actively in the vigilance and control of transportation matters. Ports of Colombia (from the Spanish Puertos de Colombia) was created to build, maintain and control the maritime and fluvial ports of the country. The Neighboring Roads Fund (Fondo de Caminos Vecinales) was established to supervise constructions, improve and maintain roads and bridges. The Ministry also created the National Roads Fund (Fondo Vial Nacional) financed with resources generated from fuel taxes to finance other road works
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In December 1993, the Colombian government restructured the entity seeking to improve it, formally naming it the Ministry of Transport. In the early year of 2000 the Ministry was once again subject of restructuring, this time receiving more autonomy to define, formulate and regulate transportation, transit and its infrastructure policies. In the last decade the Ministry has developed important projects; new roads and highways, tunnels and bridges, recovered some of the railway system
, improved service and security in airports and maintains fluvial and maritime ways.
Government of Colombia
The government of Colombiais a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.Its legislature has a congress,its judiciary has a supreme court, andits executive branch has a president....
responsible for charge of regulating transportation in Colombia.
History
The Ministry of Transport was created in 1905 during the Presidency of Rafael ReyesRafael Reyes
Rafael Reyes Prieto was Chief of Staff of the Colombian National Army and President of Colombia .- Biographic data :...
under the name of Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte or Ministry of Public Works
Public works
Public works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
and Transport with the main function of taking care of national assets issues, including mines, oil (fuel), patents and trade marks
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
, railways, roads, bridges, national buildings and land without landowners.
In the early 20th century roads and highways maintenance and construction regulations were established. Rivers were cleaned, dragged and channeled and the navigational industry was organized. The Public works districts were created, as well as the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia). Among other major projects developed were the aqueduct of Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, La Regadera Dam and the Vitelma Water Treatment
Water treatment
Water treatment describes those processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use as drinking water, industrial processes, medical and many other uses. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water, or reduce the...
Plant. The Ministry also created the National Institute of Transit (from the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Tránsito), (INTRA) under the Transport and tariffs Directorate and was in charge of designing the first National roads plan with the support of many foreign multinational construction companies.
Late 20th Century
In the late 20th Century the ministry introduced regulations to install tolls on highways in order to finance public works and the Highway PoliceHighway Police (Colombia)
The Highway Police is the main body enforcing road regulations in Colombia to control land transportation and traffic, prevention of accidentality and crimes, similar to a highway patrol but with a nationwide area of operations.-History:During the presidency of Miguel Abadía Méndez in 1929 by...
was restructured to participate more actively in the vigilance and control of transportation matters. Ports of Colombia (from the Spanish Puertos de Colombia) was created to build, maintain and control the maritime and fluvial ports of the country. The Neighboring Roads Fund (Fondo de Caminos Vecinales) was established to supervise constructions, improve and maintain roads and bridges. The Ministry also created the National Roads Fund (Fondo Vial Nacional) financed with resources generated from fuel taxes to finance other road works
Roadworks
Roadworks occur when part of the road, or in rare cases, the entire road, has to be occupied for work relating to the road, most often in the case of road surface repairs...
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In December 1993, the Colombian government restructured the entity seeking to improve it, formally naming it the Ministry of Transport. In the early year of 2000 the Ministry was once again subject of restructuring, this time receiving more autonomy to define, formulate and regulate transportation, transit and its infrastructure policies. In the last decade the Ministry has developed important projects; new roads and highways, tunnels and bridges, recovered some of the railway system
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
, improved service and security in airports and maintains fluvial and maritime ways.