The Transversal del Cusiana highway connecting the Colombian departments of Boyacá and Casanare remains closed due to severe structural instability [1].

The closure disrupts a critical alternate transport route between two major regions, impacting the movement of goods and people across the departments. Persistent instability in the terrain and infrastructure has rendered the road unsafe for public transit.

According to the Instituto Nacional de Vías (Invías) and the Ministerio de Transporte del Gobierno Nacional, the road suffers from serious structural fissures in several bridges and road sections [1, 2]. These defects prompted the government to declare an emergency to prevent potential accidents and infrastructure collapse [2].

The official closure was established via resolution 2707 [2]. This resolution was signed July 3, 2024 [2]. Despite the emergency status, the road has not yet been reopened to traffic as of the latest reports from that period [2].

To address the deterioration, the Ministry of Transport has allocated 16,000 million Colombian pesos for the reinforcement of the highway [3, 4]. This budget is intended to stabilize the affected sections, and repair the damaged bridges to ensure long-term safety.

While government agencies have announced the permanent closure, some regional trade groups in Boyacá and Casanare have called for more urgent interventions to end the persistent lack of communication between the two regions [5]. The ongoing closure forces traffic to seek longer, less efficient alternatives, increasing transport costs and travel times for local businesses.

“The road suffers from serious structural fissures in several bridges and road sections.”

The permanent closure of the Transversal del Cusiana highlights the precarious state of Colombia's secondary road networks in geologically unstable regions. While the 16 billion peso allocation demonstrates a commitment to repair, the transition from an emergency declaration to a fully functional road often faces delays due to the complexity of structural reinforcement in mountainous terrain. This creates a long-term economic bottleneck for the agricultural and commercial sectors of Boyacá and Casanare.