Panama to build new bridge over Panama Canal
12:28, 12 February 2011
PANAMA CITY. February 12. KAZINFORM Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli Friday announced the construction of a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, which will link Panama City with the western part of the country; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Martinelli said that the current Las Americas Bridge, built in 1962, is not enough in view of the ongoing expansion works of the Canal.
"We are going to allot the construction of a fourth bridge over the Canal, because once the Canal is expanded, at some point, Las Americas Bridge will have to be demolished," he said; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
See www.xinhuanet.com/english2010