Metro Line 2 to be Tendered in 2013Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Studies of passenger demand are underway and this year, the design plans will be started for Line 2 of the Panamanian Metro system . Line 2, which will be only in an elevated form, will join the sector December 24 with the intersection of San Miguelito in the capital, said Robert Roy, secretary of the Metro. The Logistical Drama of Traffic in PanamaThursday, July 19, 2012 Because of the difficulties caused by works on the Metro and the road realignment plan, containers with goods are not arriving in time to their destinations. According to Hector Nunez, president of the Association of Freight Transportation in Panama (Atracapa), "for each late delivery carriers must pay a fine to the ports and shipping companies. When the goods are coming with cooling, the penalty is $75, while for other containers it is $50 per day. Upcoming Opening of the Panama MetroFriday, November 15, 2013 Work on the 15.8 km metro line 1 is 94% complete, and it is projected to be operational in February 2014. The system will be 15.8 kilometers long, with twelve stations and its current cost is $1.8 billion. |
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