The four km tunnel to carry  Metro Line 3  under the Panama Canal will have a depth greater than 50 meters.

The project is feasible because on line 1, depths greater than 35 meters were reached said Agustín Arias,    Director of Projects and Planning of  the Panama.Metro.

On Thursday, February 13 the Panama Metro and the Ministry of Public Works confirmed that line 3 of the Metro, which will be built to Panama West, and the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal will be separate projects.

It is unknown how much the tunnel investment would amount to if it were contracted through a new tender or if it would be requested from the consortium that won the construction of Metro line 3.

The tunnel will have a diameter of 13 meters and will reduce the extension of line 3 by 400 linear meters.

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