Panama

Launch Shaft for Metro Tunnel Under the Panama Canal

Bauer Panama is carrying out extensive diaphragm wall and jet grouting work to create a launch shaft for the tunnel boring machine Credit/Quelle: BAUER Gruppe
Bauer Panama is carrying out extensive diaphragm wall and jet grouting work to create a launch shaft for the tunnel boring machine
Credit/Quelle: BAUER Gruppe
The connection between the above-ground and underground sections of the route will be created using the cut and cover method Credit/Quelle: BAUER Gruppe
The connection between the above-ground and underground sections of the route will be created using the cut and cover method
Credit/Quelle: BAUER Gruppe

Metro Line 3 in Panama is setting new standards for public infrastructure projects in Latin America. And that’s not only because this project is the largest construction project since the expansion of the Panama Canal. After commissioning of the new line, planned for 2026, traffic congestion in the city should be reduced significantly. At the same time, the population will have access to efficient and sustainable public transportation that will offer considerably shorter travel times than before.

The new 34 km railway in Panama City, between the stations of Albrook and Ciudad del Futuro, is...

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