Earlier this month the Panamanian Ministry of Public Works (MOP) announced it will tender $200 million in road projects 🛣️ over the next three months. The projects are located in various regions of the country, including DariĂ©n, Panama, Western Panama, the central provinces, and ChiriquĂ.
The projects include the maintenance of the David-Boquete Highway (US$11.9 million), the renovation of a section of the Pan-American Highway near El Valle de AntĂłn (US$15.8 million), and the maintenance of the Gualaca-ChiriquĂ Grande section of the same route (US$9.93 million).
Regarding the latter project, the Ministry of Public Works organized an approval session that was attended by 13 companies, among which Spanish CEMOSA 🇪🇸 , Constructora Meco 🇨🇷 , S.A. and Masterson Constructions Corp. 🇺🇸
Below an overview of the other roads projects by region:
- West-Panama: Renovation of the roads of Chame, Gorgona, and San Carlos
- CoclĂ©: Renovation of the La Colorada–Juan DĂaz (AntĂłn) section, TonosĂ–Cambutal section, Caldera’s main road, internal streets in Aguadulce, and the Tulú–El Palmar road
- ChiriquĂ: Maintenance of the David–Boquete Highway
- Veraguas: Renovation of the streets between Calobre, La Reserva, and La Yeguada as well as road solutions for Quebro–Baradero; the CPA-Coquito–Quérevalo connection in David Sur; and the La Nobleza–Playa La Barqueta section
- Panama Norte: Chilibre highway, section between Don Bosco and Chagres (addendum)
- Ngäbe-Buglé: Renovation of the Tolé–Altos de Caballero–Potrero de Caña–San Félix section, including the Cerro Colorado area and the branch to Hato Rincón
- Darién: Renovation of the streets of Metetà and Santa Fe
Visit the Panama Compra website for more info on these tender projects.