transportation
April 12, 2026
Transcaribe strengthens lighting in Patio Portal: this was the investment
Addressing user concerns, Cartagena's Integrated Mass Transit System (SITM), Transcaribe, renovated and strengthened the lighting in Patio Portal, the system's main head station.

TL;DR
- Transcaribe installed 48 new reflectors and 25 LED lights at Patio Portal station.
- The lighting capacity increased from 6,000 to over 10,000 lumens.
- The total investment for this improvement exceeded seventy million pesos.
- Upgrades also include electrical and locative improvements in the administrative building.
- Transcaribe has implemented 25 routes, covering 60% of the city and moving over 258 million passengers since 2015.