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Panama May Build Bridge Or Tunnel Across
Canal
PANAMA - The Panamanian government is
planning to build a bridge or a tunnel
across the Panama Canal near the Atlantic
coast, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said
on Wednesday.
The authorities will invite bidders for a
contract in January. The winning company
must analyze and present the feasibility of
building a bridge over the Canal or a tunnel
across the Canal.
Both alternatives will be studied
independently, the ACP said.
"It is estimated that the presentation of
the studies will last seven months," and a
committee formed by engineers will be in
charge of evaluating the proposals, and it
is possible to hire external advisors to
guarantee efficiency, the ACP said.
Panama began to modernize the Canal in 2007
and is scheduled to finish the work in 2014
at the latest, to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the Canal. The project will
cost about 5.25 billion U.S. dollars.
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