The contract was awarded to the Spanish construction company FCC, as an extension of the work carried out on the Brazil highway.
The Ministry of Public Works in Panama awarded a $40 million subcontract to the company of Spanish origin, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. (FCC), for the implementation of a "traffic management plan for the city's road realignment."
The project includes the design and construction needed to improve 12.3km of the "Avenida Domingo Díaz" road as part of the city's highway upgrades program.
A consortium headed by ICA's civil construction division has signed a fixed price construct worth approximately $238 million with Panama's ministry of public works to rebuild and widen the main highway running through the center of Panama City, called Avenida Domingo Díaz.
Odebrecht Awarded Projects for $ 945.5 Million in Panama
The contract includes "... design, construction and financing of the interconnection of Balboa Avenue to Avenida de los Poetas, the third phase of the coastal strip along the Avenida de los Poetas, a new seafood market, the underground relocation of the Avenida Balboa high voltage lines, walkways and installation of traffic lights at Avenida Balboa, besides maintenance of all roads,” Prensa.com reported. The proposal was for $ 776.9 million.