Panama Could Build Road Linking Howard and the Centennial Bridge

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A commission with members from the Panama Canal Authority, the Public Works Ministry, the Justice Ministry and the National Environment Authority are evaluating three possible routes to the west of Panama City.

Elizabeth Wolfschoon, director of designs and studies at the Public Works Ministry, told Prensa.com: “Howard will become a cargo handling center, so the road will be fast and easy to travel, without high slopes”.

Source: Prensa.com

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