According to Laestrella.com.pa, the opening date of the Coastal Strip of Panama was published in the newspaper La Prensa, where the Minister of Transportation and Public Works (MOP acronym in Spanish) said that everything was prepared for this weekend.

The mega-project includes a 26 hectare park, in which, according to Laestrella.com.pa, there are worries related to the maintenance of it, because it will cost $1 million a year. The mayor of Panama City, Juan Carlos Navarro, has already said that his institution doesn’t have funds for maintenance.

Source: laestrella.com.pa

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Panama: Planning for Fourth Stage of Coastal Strip

November 2012

The project, which is just beginning to take shape, will connect the Paitilla sector with the marine viaduct of the Corredor Sur.

In these early stages of the project known as ‘Cinta Costera 4’ plans are for only the road infrastructure and related landscaping.

According to an article in Elsiglo.com the Director of Special Projects of this entity, Carlos Ho, said: "The costs and the final design are still being drafted and have not yet been defined, however, the authorities from the MOP are counting on this work helping to greatly reduce traffic in Paitilla. He added that options such as a semi tunnel, a marine viaduct or landfills are being analyzed. "

Panama: Expansion of Coastal Strip Continues

July 2011

The Electoral Tribunal has declared invalid a measure to conduct a referendum to decide on the project.

The construction of the third phase of the coastal strip will continue on the schedule initially established, explained the Minister for Public Works, Federico Suarez.

Panama: Cinta Costera Construction Under Consultation

July 2011

President Ricardo Martinelli has announced that he will submit the expansion of the Cinta Costera to a referendum.

The project, projected to cost $776 million, has been the subject of much debate and is viewed with apprehension by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Expansion in Panama´s Coastal Highway

October 2010

With an underground tunnel which would connect Avenida Balboa and Avenida de los Poetas the third phase of the coastal strip would be completed.

"In the project statement, published yesterday in Panama Compra, the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) said that 'the studies resulted in solving the interconnection with an underpass and a tunnel which would go under the area of El Chorrillo," published Prensa.com.