The Price of Progress: Tolls and Differential Rates

Constitutional law attorney José Rengifo wrote an article for El Heraldo about the controversy surrounding the "Anti-Toll Committee" in Colombia's Caribbean region and what it reveals about the country's concessions model. Mr. Rengifo highlights the tension between communities that demand infrastructure without accepting differential tolls and investors who seek returns without always considering local social dynamics. He also defends concessions as a key tool for progress – with benefits that include enhanced road safety, connectivity and lower logistics costs – and calls for designing schemes that reflect social realities, as well as exercising responsible citizenship that accepts reasonable fees to make projects feasible and improve quality of life.

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