Arguing that the significant progress achieved to control the Covid-19 pandemic is put at risk, the Panamanian government decided to temporarily suspend the entry into its territory by land, sea and river, of all persons coming from the border with Colombia.
The Republic of Panama expresses its concern regarding the decision of the Government of the Republic of Colombia, contained in the Resolution of the Ministry of the Interior 0667 of May 19, 2021, by which they determine the opening of the maritime, land and fluvial crossings in the common border, highlights an official statement.
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 Costa Rica, an action of unconstitutionality filed almost three years ago is preventing the construction of a customs post on the border with Nicaragua, which would allow cargo transportation to be spared a distance of 160 kilometers.
Although the government has the $12 million needed for the final construction of the border post, where a temporary container has operated since 2013, the unconstitutionality action filed by the environmentalist Alvaro Sagot, is preventing the project from progressing.
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.
On the Nicaraguan side everything is ready for cargo transported to and from the port of Limon to save 160 kilometers, through the customs post of Las Tablillas, but endless red tape is preventing works from starting in Costa Rica.
The Legislature granting approval for a loan to finance the work, completion of administrative procedures, the holding of a tender to hire a project manager who must then then tender the work internationally, are all of the steps that have to be completed to just to get work started at the customs post in Las Tablillas.
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 first stage of the pilot program, which began on June 1, consists of transferring the post of El Florido Guatemala, to Honduran offices in Agua Caliente.
The second phase, scheduled for December, "... involves the installation of "peripheral posts", with which border points will be removed and turned into only crossing and control points, trade will through peripheral positions. " This will be possible once the congresses of both countries ratify the Enabling Protocol.
Different tariff policies from the rest of the region and inadequate infrastructure at border posts do not facilitate the country's integration into the Customs Union.
Authorities at the Customs Department claim that they have identified the aspects that need to be worked on and improved in order to achieve integration with other countries in the region. However, "... The fact that each country has its independent free trade agreements with other nations creates a risk to free passage as represented by a customs union. "
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