Metro begins extension works on Line 3: residents of Quilicura will take 20 minutes to the center of Santiago

According to the Government, if the design and preparatory work is considered, the work is 18% complete. The new section will benefit more than 210 thousand people starting in 2022.
This Tuesday, President Sebastián Piñera gave the go ahead to the excavation works for the extension of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro, located in Manuel Antonio Matta with Bernardo O'Higgins, steps from the plaza and civic center of Quilicura.

In this way, the works will add 3.8 kilometers and three new stations to the underground train network, benefiting more than 210 thousand inhabitants of the commune starting in 2022.

«Today the (excavation) work begins, but this work did not start today, it has been going on for a long time. In fact, (if) we incorporate the planning, engineering and management works, practically a fifth of the work is already done," commented the President.

Furthermore, he explained that "now we are starting to work on making a vertical well and from there making the tunnels horizontally, which is a new way of building a subway, which means that it is much less invasive, which affects the quality much less." of life of thehttps://youtu.be/L6eEUDUJ8iw people while the metro is being built.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Transportation, Gloria Hutt, pointed out that "this extension is very important (...) one of the stations will be ready to connect with the railway extension to the north so that everyone has access to very high-quality public transportation." high quality".

The Secretary of State also asserted that "this work is already at least 18% complete among all the designs and preparations."

For his part, Mayor Juan Carrasco declared that "for us it is a historic moment, one of great joy, we have waited a long time for these works that begin today, but I also believe that this is the time to take on the challenges that Quilicura needs."

"With respect and affection that I know you have for your country, President, this Quilicura is a Quilicura that today requires a better quality of life, it is what we are achieving and it is what we have been working on all this time," he added.

At the activity, in addition to the President of the Republic and the Minister of Transportation, the mayor Karla Rubilar and the president of Metro, Louis de Grange, were also present.

Mankuk is carrying out archaeological advice on the construction pits of this extension of Line 3.