Work on a new corridor to connect three major avenues starts Monday as part of the Ministry of Public Works’ efforts to ease traffic congestion in Panama City. Roads will be cut from Via Brasil to Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue (Tumba Muerto) to Simon Bolivar Avenue (Transistmica). The Ministry of Public Works says that...
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Fines Apply for Shoulder Driving
Drivers will be fined for transiting on the shoulder of the road as of today, Friday, says the head of the Transit and Ground Transportation Authority Jorge Fabrega. Shoulder driving is what led to traffic chaos on the Bridge of the Americas last Tuesday, according to both Fabrega and the Minister of Public Works,...
Do Not Use Bridge of the Americas
Minister of Public Works Federico Suarez is calling for drivers to use the Centenario bridge instead of the Bridge of the Americas. The bridge is partially closed for two years to allow urgent repairs for serious structural issues. Suarez says that for every four cars that uses the Bridge of the Americas, only one...
Panama Crime Series, Part 38
Four dead on new year’s day - Police found four bodies around a burned car early on new year’s day in sector number 4 of Pacora. Witnesses say they saw a car fly by around 3 a.m., chased by a second one. The victims were identified as 30-year olds Domitilo Estrada Rodríguez and Gilberto Samudio,...
Police Hand Out Nearly 2,000 Traffic Tickets for Christmas
Traffic police gave 1,985 tickets to drivers violating traffic laws this Christmas. Of these, 84 tickets were given to drunk drivers, 966 for speeding and 146 to poorly parked vehicles. Transit police director Teofilo Moreno said that 378 people have died in car accidents so far this year compared to 417 in 2010, although...
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