The Mexican state oil company PEMEX has announced investments of $1,4 billion in pipeline for natural gas, propane gas and gasoline, and logistics and port facilities in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, 200 km from the border with Guatemala.
From a statement issued by PEMEX:
Pemex presents its Marketing Strategy for the Transístmico Energy Corridor
UK Entrepreneurs are considering whether to invest in the inter-oceanic corridor project in Guatemala.
According to statements (confirmed by CentralAmericaData.COM) by the British Ambassador in Guatemala, Sarah Dickson, "British companies are going to see the opportunities offered by connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic in this way." The project "is very much in line with our G8 presidency (Germany, Canada, the USA, France, Italy, Japan, the UK and Russia), it is a way to use global trade and we are very interested. "
Resonant rubblization is the process of fracturing existing PCC pavement, in place, ready for a direct asphalt overlay.
Resonant rubblization was the method of choice on one of the busiest and most heavily traveled roads in Panama City, Panama, Avenida Domingo Diaz. Including multiple projects with various contractors throughout Central America that past 5 years, rubblization of Avenida Domingo Diaz was successfully performed in 2012 with the consortium ICA-MECO. Rubblization, with a hot mix asphalt overlay, is proven to have an initial design life of 22+ years, while being 65% less expensive and 5 times faster compared to total reconstruction.
Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli proposed a new alternative for a highway linking the Americas, through Kuna Yala.
At the Tuxtla Summit, hosted by Costa Rica, the proposal of a highway linking Colombia with Panama was discussed again. This road would travel through the so called "Darién Gap".
"This proposal has been rejected by environmentalist groups, arguing that a road through Darién will affect the ecosystem.
Honduras has begun construction of its stage of the "Dry Canal", the Central American inter-ocean highway. The project is backed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
The 100-kilometer route is to link Goascorán, on the border with El Salvador, with Villa de San Antonio in central Honduras.
The Dry Canal aims to link the Pacific ports of La Unión (El Salvador), Henecán (Honduras) and Corinto (Nicaragua) with the Caribbean ports of Puerto Cortés (Honduras) and Puerto Barrios (Guatemala).