Government had 7 month warning of fatal road collapse

Seven months before the collapse of a road that killed two Red Cross workers, The government was warned of a potential disaster.

On April 10, Enrique Martinez, who lives in Colon, warned the government of thw province in a note, that the work performed by Quebrada Ancha Agroforestry compay might cause the collapse of the Boyd-Roosevelt Highway. Time proved him right.
Quebrada Ancha, whichperformed the work, was reported in May by the National Environmental Authority for defaulting on the environmental impact study.
The Fourth of Colon Prosecutor has requested an extension to investigate the complaint.
The National Environmental Authority (ANAM) approved an environmental impact study for the project, in February this year, to plant mahogany, cedar, orange, beans, plantains, among other plants. What happened next says La Prensa was something else.
The company made excavation of earth and stone, felled trees and affected the natural slope of a waterway near the curve in Quebrada Ancha Bait. Seven months after the road sank, precisely in that area.
The promoters of this project undertook to ensure the conservation of natural resources, taking into account that it is within the watershed of the Panama Canal.
This led to the filing a complaint of environmental crime against Quebrada Ancha Agroforestry the project company.