The construction of the Panama Metro Line 1 viaduct was completed Thursday with the placement of the last two U-beams. There are 382 166-ton beams along the eight-mile route, which runs from the Albrook Bus Terminal to the Los Andes shopping center. The first U-beam was installed in July 2012 on Via Transistmica. Metro Secretary Roberto Roy…
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Penonome Wind Turbines are Here
The first delivery of the Penonome Wind Farm turbines arrived this week. Developed by Union Eolica Panameña, the Panamanian subsidiary of Spain’s Unión Eólica, the 220MW project is the first of its kind in Panama and will be the largest in all of Central America. Goldwind, China’s largest wind-turbine maker, is supplying 25 percent of the equipment. Construction…
All-Electric Car for Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority added a first Ford Focus Electric to its fleet of automobiles. The all-electric move is part of the company’s environmental strategy to promote a style of production and consumption that facilitates a dialogue with nature, Canal administrator Jorge Quijano said. “The world we live in will not be the same in the…
Surgery Tower Project Kicks Off
President Ricardo Martinelli turned the first shovelful of earth for a project to build a surgery tower in Chiriqui. The project, which will cost $117 million, will be integrated into the Rafael Hernandez regional hospital and be built by Elecnor, a Spanish company. It will include an outpatient area. La Prensa reports.
Japan to Fund Next Megaproject
Japan will finance a new access bridge from Panama West and a monorail to La Chorrera. President Ricardo Martinelli says that he is just waiting for confirmation from the Japanese government for the over-$1 billion, 40-year loan with a 10-year grace period and one percent interest. This project is part of Panama’s overall Metro Line…
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