President-elect De la Espriella to Visit Medellín for Military Parade, Infrastructure Projects

Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez announced that President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella will visit the city on July 20. The president-elect will attend the traditional military and police parade. This visit underscores a renewed focus on regional infrastructure and collaboration between national and local governments. Gutiérrez emphasized that the president-elect's willingness to work with mayors is a significant departure from the previous administration's centralized approach.

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it is incredible that today in the country it becomes news that a president says he is going to work with the mayors.

The agenda also includes inspecting the new Vía al Mar, a crucial infrastructure project that features the Toyo Tunnel. Gutiérrez updated the president-elect on the project's status and requested urgent intervention from Invías for the installation of electromechanical equipment. The goal is to complete the Vía al Mar by the end of next year, significantly reducing travel time to Urabá from eight to four hours.

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We agreed that he will come to Medellín in the coming days with his team. He will carry out a series of territorial handovers, where he will listen more calmly to each of the city's issues.

Discussions also covered security, with Gutiérrez supporting the creation of urban security blocks to combat extortion. Critical issues like the health sector's financial deficit were addressed, with Gutiérrez denouncing a significant shortfall allegedly created by the previous national government. The mayor also mentioned cooperation with Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo on implementing a national forensic audit model.

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a hole from the national government that Petro created with Antioquia is only 7 trillion pesos.