From a statement issued by the Government of Panama:

During a session of the Cabinet Council held at the Center for Basic Education General IPT Marcos Alarcon Metetí, province of Darien, President Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez announced the tender for the Agua Fria-Yaviza road and execution of projects with high community impact during 2015 worth approximately $81.4 million, with the aim of optimizing the fundamental basic services and integrating Darien province into national development.

The Minister of Public Works, Ramón Arosemena explained that construction of this road has a length of 102 kilometers and will be tendered into four sections: Agua Fria-Santa Fe, Santa Fe-Metetí, Metetí-Canglón and Canglón-Yaviza.

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From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works (MOP):

Tender: Road Infrastructure Works

January 2015

The Ministry of Public Works in Panama is putting out to tender the renovation of the Pan American Highway to the Province of Darien.

The main objective of this project is to renovate all the way from the town of Agua Fria to the town of Yaviza, divided into four sections to be tendered, as follows: