Panama Builds
Interoceanic Highway
Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos Tuesday
inspected the beginning
of the paving of an
80-km interoceanic
highway, which will
connect the Pacific to
the Atlantic.
"Since 1990, this mega
project has been
promised by all the
governments before us.
Today it is finally a
reality that is being
built and must be
finished by April of
2009," Torrijos said.
He said the highway
represents better
development
opportunities that will
generate future economic
potentials.
"It is necessary so
Panama continues growing
in its logistic role on
world commerce and to
offer jobs and a better
level of living for the
population," the
president said amid the
noisy paving machine.
The Panama City-Colon
City highway, with an
investment of
215.8million U.S.
dollars, will have four
3.6 meters wide lanes
and cross all Panamanian
territory parallel to
the Panama Canal.
Odebrecht, a Brazilian
company, has contracted
in the project. |
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