Chinese company will operate boring machine for Canal tunnel

The Chinese CRTG company and the HPH Joint Venture consortium, made up of the companies Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. main contractor of line 3 of Panama Metro, signed an agreement for the execution of the tunnel boring machine during the construction phase. According to Panama Metro, the track includes an underground section with an approximate length of 5.3 kilometers.

The tunnel will be built under the Panama Canal and will be part of Metro Line 3, which is scheduled to open in 2026.

The signing of the agreement was attended by Cho Quan, vice group general manager of China Railway Tunneling Office, and Kim Young-ho, vice president of modern engineering construction of South Korea and director of the HPH consortium project.

The metro line will run from the Albrook station and will go through Arraiján, Nuevo Chorrillo, and will reach Ciudad del Futuro, in the district of Arraiján, with an approximate distance of 26.7 kilometers. In addition, the project includes 14 stations.

According to Panama Metro, HPH Joint Venture has the power to select any subcontractor and it is up to them to verify that said company meets the minimum conditions of experience and economic capacity for the tasks entrusted.

The contractor, in order to carry out the work, will need to subcontract personnel, equipment, materials, and all kinds of inputs for the execution of the underground section.