This bottleneck will be eased later this month, when a 4.5km (2.8-mile) dual-carriageway bypass with wider Bridges will open.

Rosa multiflora is widely used as a dense hedge along median strips of dual-carriageway roads such as parkways in the United States.

It would double the length of Colombia’s dual-carriageway roads, continue upgrading Bogotá’s airport, revive railways and expand shipping by boat.