After investing $25 million in construction works, the new binational bridge that connects both countries and is located over the Sixaola River was inaugurated.
The total investment of this work was around $25 million, of which $10 million was contributed by the Mesoamerica Fund - Government of Mexico, and the governments of Costa Rica and Panama allocated $7.5 million each, according to a press release from the Ministry of Public Works of Panama (MOP).
Expansion of highways in Panama and El Salvador, construction of a border bridge in Guatemala and a cultural complex in Honduras are part of the public works to be developed in the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects to be built in the coming months.
The Cabinet Council has approved a loan contract for investments in infrastructure and fiscal control equipment at the country's border posts.
According to a decree published on June 5 in the Official Gazette, "... the signing of the Loan Agreement ... between the Republic of Panama and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)has been authorized, up to the sum of seventy-five million dollars (US $75,000,000.00)."
In December, the tender process for construction of a bridge on the border of Las Chinamas, between Guatemala and El Salvador, will begin, with an approximate investment of $30 million.
Guatemalan authorities confirmed that next month will see the start of the bidding process for the construction of the El Jobo border bridge, which will be located in Valle Nuevo, department of Jutiapa.
The consortium made up of the Costa Rican firm MECO and the Mexican firms Cal y Mayor y Asociados and Mexpresa has won the contract to design and build a bridge between Panama and Costa Rica, over the Sixaola River.
Thetenderconsists of the design and construction of a binational bridge over the river Sixaola, and construction is scheduled to begin in late February 2017. The new binational bridge will have one lane in each direction, and will include bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways.It is expected that the new border structure will be in service in the first quarter of 2018.
The Office for Project Services at the UN is putting out to tender the design and construction of a binational bridge over the Sixaola River.
The tender for the "Design and Construction of Binational Bridge over the River Sixaola under Sustainability Standards between Costa Rica and Panama," is only open, via contract or subcontract, to the following Private sector contracting companies:
The bridge building project which has been on paper since 2005 has been resurrected, with the announcement that the documents needed to tender the construction will be ready in March and the works will start in June.
Eleven years and half a dozen Panamanian and Costa Rican presidents have tried to put out to tender the construction of the bridge over the Sixaola river on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. Extreme bureaucracy, unenforceability and unfulfilled political promises surrounded the project which now has a new contract announcement.
With an international loan the government plans to expand two sections of the road to Puerto La Libertad and build two bridges in the border areas of La Hachadura and Anguiatú.
From a statement issued by the Government of El Salvador:
El Salvador and Mexico sign agreement to develop strategic highway infrastructure with funds from Yucatan-BCIE
The governments of El Salvador and Mexico today signed a loan agreement for the development of strategic road infrastructure using Yucatan-BCIE funds for the expansion of the road to Puerto La Libertad, sections I and II, and the construction of bridges on the borders of La Hachadura and Anguiatú, both bordering Guatemala.
The border area between Panama and the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica could receive a strong tourism boost if the plan to build a four lane bridge finally comes to fruition, a project which has been pending for ten years.
The Executive Unit would be the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), acting as an intermediary between the governments of Costa Rica and Panama, with jurisdiction over recruitment for the studies, design, construction and project supervision.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that work on the specifications of the tender for the construction of two bridges in Anguiatú and La Hachadura, both border crossings with Guatemala.
The authorities plan for the tenders to be held in the course of this year, to start with the construction of bridges in 2016. This project aims to replace the existing crossings which connect with Guatemala in the western area.