Varela visits 4th Bridge consortium in China

With the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal set to begin this year President Juan Carlos Varela on a tour of China intended to boost trade and tourism visited the Chinese consortium that will build the $1.4 billion project.

“For our government it is very important to be sure that one of the largest mega infrastructure projects in the country has the support of world-class companies, with an undeniable record,” said Varela as he toured The China Communications Construction Company and its subsidiary China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), the consortium that built the longest bridge in the world the Hong Kong-Zuhai-Macao bridge over the sea.

He was accompanied by Oscar Ramírez, director of the Tocumen International Airport, and as well as the Minister of Canal Affairs, Roberto Roy, who is also director of the Panama Metro, whose third line will cross this bridge..

According to a statement from the Presidency in addition to discussing the challenges of building the bridge in China, they delved into relevant aspects of the project including civil works, environmental conservation programs, processes of mitigation and expectations about the impact on the quality of life of the population.

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