Corridor bus lanes plan gets cold shoulder

THE GOVERNMENT’S   much touted  $25.6 million plan to create an exclusive lane for Metro buses  on the North and South corridors  will not solve traffic problems says the  Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects (SPIA).

The warning was issued during a press conference on Wednesday, May 3 .

SPIA President María Lombardo Sánchez said that the project was presented to them after the tender was issued and without consulting the group on a traffic study.

The work was tendered by the Ministry of Public Works for $25.6 million.

Sandra Escorcia, of the SPIA’s Planning Committee, stressed that the issue of traffic must beaddressed “in its totality.”

“The issue of traffic has to be seen in its entirety,” Escorcia said. “This will not have an impact on

improving vehicular traffic”.

She said the government should instead be focused on increasing access to the Metro, which is a more efficient way for people to travel.