The double-plane, twin pylon, cable-stayed bridge will feature two lanes of traffic in each direction. Its total length will be 4.6km and it will stand 75m above sea level. Its location is 3km north of Gatun Locks and the new Post-Panamax locks on the Atlantic-side province of Colon.
Project reports
01 Nov 12
Vinci scoops Panama bridge contract
Vinci Construction Grands Projets has beaten two other tenderers to secure the contract to build a major cable-stayed bridge on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.
Its US$365.98m bid came in under the US$386.62m submitted by the Spanish-Mexican team of Acciona Infraestructuras-Tradeco and a bid of US$429.63 from the Brazilian-Korean consortium Odebrecht-Hyundai Joint Venture. An evaluating committee had reviewed the technical aspects and previous experience of each company or consortia, as well as its financial capacity.
