CAF Funds External Review of Studies to Extend Quito Metro to La Ofelia

The planned extension of Quito Metro to La Ofelia is entering a specialized review of its final studies, backed by $100,000 in nonrefundable funding from the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, known as CAF.

International experts will examine the technical components of the project and issue recommendations to strengthen the plans before the extension moves forward. The review team will include specialists in rail infrastructure, tunnels and underground construction, geotechnics and railway systems, with experience on metro projects in Latin America and Europe.

The assessment will focus on the final studies prepared by the international firm TYPSA. Those documents set out the engineering and architectural designs for the proposed extension from Labrador station to La Ofelia.

The project would add 5.6 kilometers of track and four stations: Bicentenario, Andalucía, El Rosario and La Ofelia. Nicolás Estupiñán, CAF’s director of transport and logistics, visited the areas where the new stations are planned. CAF representatives and Quito Metro technical teams also reviewed progress on the studies and reaffirmed their cooperation.

The grant for the external review adds to CAF’s broader financial support. In December 2025, the institution approved $80 million to finance construction of the Labrador-La Ofelia section. The international assessment will now examine the final studies before work advances on the northern extension.